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20 Kreuzers - Joseph II
| Issuer | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1780-1787 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Joseph II facing right, rendered in the neoclassical style. The emperor is depicted with a draped and cuirassed shoulder, consistent with imperial portraiture of the period. A mint mark appears below the truncation. The encircling legend reads IOS II D G ROM IMP S A GER HUNG BOH REX, an abbreviation for Josephus II Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hungariae Bohemiaeque Rex. |
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| Reverse description | A crowned double-headed Imperial eagle displayed, with wings spread, bearing on its breast an escutcheon combining the arms of Austria and Lorraine. Below the eagle, a rectangular frame encloses the numeral XX denoting the face value of 20 Kreuzer, flanked by the date. The surrounding legend reads ARCH AVST D B LOTH M D HETR, abbreviating Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae Lotharingiae Magnus Dux Hetruriae. On variants KM#2068.2, a small lion appears within the eagle's breast shield. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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