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3 Grossi - Franz II Coin for the Imperial Austrian Army
| Issuer | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1794 |
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| Value | 3 Grossi (1⁄60) |
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| Obverse lettering | MONET AER EXERCIT CAES REG (Translation: Copper coin for the Imperial and Royal Army) |
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| Edge | Floral pattern |
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Issued specifically to pay Habsburg troops during the War of the First Coalition, this copper piece was never intended for general commerce — it existed solely to keep soldiers in the field liquid during the Rhine and Italian campaigns against Revolutionary France. Emergency military coinages of this type were struck under logistical pressure and often show inconsistent planchet preparation as a result.
Franz II had assumed the imperial title just two years prior, in 1792, making this an early issue of his reign struck before the full monetary apparatus of his administration had stabilized.