Laureate head of Emperor Ferdinand I facing right.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
FERD · I · D · G · AVSTR · IMP · HVNG
· BOH · R · H · N · V ·
E (Translation: Ferdinand I, by the grace of God, Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, Bohemia, fifth of this name.)
Reverse description
Crowned double headed imperial eagle with value at center.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
REX ·
LOMB · ET · VEN · DALM · GAL · LOD · ILL · A · A · 1840
· (Translation: King of Lombardy and Venetia, Dalmatia, Galicia, Lodomeria, Illyria; Archduke of Austria.)
Edge
Plain
Mint
A Münze Österreich, Vienna, Austria(1194-date) B Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date) C Prague, Czech Republic E Alba Iulia, Romania
Mintage
1837 A - - 1837 C - - 1837 E - - 1838 A - - 1838 B - - 130 000 1838 C - - 1838 E - - 1839 A - - 1839 C - - 1839 E - - 1840 A - - 1840 E - - 1841 A - - 1841 E - - 1842 A - - 1842 E - - 1843 A - - 1843 E - - 1844 A - - 1844 E - - 1845 A - - 1845 E - - 1846 A - - 1846 E - - 1847 A - - 1847 C - - 1847 E - - 1848 A - overdate variety exists - 1848 E - -