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5 Korona - Francis Joseph I - Coronation Replica
| Issuer | Hungary |
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| Year | 1907 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#492 |
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| Reverse description | Central field depicts a high-relief coronation scene showing Francis Joseph I kneeling before a robed archbishop or cardinal who places the Hungarian Holy Crown upon the emperor's head, with a second ecclesiastical figure in ceremonial vestments assisting at right. The circumferential legend in Hungarian commemorates the fortieth anniversary of the coronation, reading 'MEGKORONÁZTATÁSÁNAK NEGYVENEDIK ÉVFORDULÓJÁRA 1867 - 1907'. The denomination '5 KORONA' is inscribed in the lower exergue, with the Kremnitz mint mark 'K B' flanking it below the central scene, all within a beaded border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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Hungary's 1907 coronation replica issues were authorized to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Francis Joseph I's 1867 Ausgleich coronation as King of Hungary — the political compromise that created the Austro-Hungarian Dual Monarchy. Struck in nickel rather than silver, these were never intended as circulating currency but as accessible commemorative pieces distributed to mark the occasion.
KM#492 is frequently misidentified in collections as a struck restrike of the silver 5 Korona type, but the nickel composition confirms its distinct commemorative purpose from inception.