20 Kreuzers - Francis Joseph I

€18,273.00
IssuerAustrian Empire
Year1868-1872
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Kreuzers (0.20)
CurrencyAustro-Hungarian gulden (decimalized, 1857-1892)
CompositionSilver (.500)
Weight2.7 g
Dimensions21 mm
Thickness1 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Josef Tautenhayn
Reverse: Franz Gaul
In circulation to31 December 1896
Reference(s) KM#2212
Obverse descriptionHead to the right, legend around (starts 7h).
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringFRANC·IOS·I·D·G·AVSTRIAE IMPERATOR
(Translation: Franz Joseph I, by the grace of God, Austrian Emperor)
Reverse descriptionCrowned imperial eagle, value at centre, legend around (starts 1h) for `Hungariae Bohemiae Galiciae Lodomeriae Illyriae Rex Archidux Austriae`.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHVNGAR·BOHEM·GAL· LOD·ILL·REX A·A· date 20
(Translation: King of Hungary, Bohemia, Galicia, Lodomeria and Illyria, Archduke of Austria.)
EdgeSmooth
Mint
Mintage1868  - - 29 621 005
1869  - - 31 042 105
1870  - - 29 821 875
1872  - - 575 635
Catalog ID2851519820
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