20 Kreuzers - Joseph II

€78,626.00
IssuerAustrian Empire
Year1776-1780
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value20 Kreuzers (⅓)
CurrencyGulden (1754-1857)
CompositionSilver (.583)
Weight6.7 g
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#2067.2
Obverse descriptionLaureate bust facing right within wreath, with lion head on shoulder. Mintmark under bust. Legend around starts 1 o`clock.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIOSEPH · II · D · G · R · I · S · A · GE · REX · A · A · LO & M · H · D ·
(Translation: `Josephus II Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Rex Archidux Austriae Lodomeriae & Magnus Hetruriae Dux` Joseph II, by the grace of God Emperor of the Romans, Always August, King of Germany, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Lodomeria & Great Duke of Tuscany)
Reverse descriptionCrowned double headed imperial eagle with arms of Austria and Lorraine. Value in a frame below, surrounded by laurel and palms. Mintmasters` marks divided by the tail feathers.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVIRTUTE ET EXEMPLO · 1768 X I.G. F.A. 20
(Translation: Virtue and example)
Edge
MintB
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1776 A IG-FA - -
1776 B SK PD - -
1777 A IG-FA - -
1777 B SK PD - -
1777 E HS - -
1778 A IG-FA - -
1778 B SK PD - -
1778 E HS - -
1779 A IG-FA - -
1779 E HS - -
1780 A IG-FA - -
1780 E HS - -
Catalog ID7001692830
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