5 Kreuzer - Ferdinand I

€1.00
IssuerAustrian Empire
Year1837-1848
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value5 Kreuzer (1⁄12)
CurrencyGulden (1754-1857)
CompositionBillon (.438 silver)
Weight2.1 g
Dimensions20 mm
Thickness0.7 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#2196
Obverse descriptionLaureate portrait facing right of Ferdinand I of Habsburg, Emperor of Austria. Le gend (start 7h) for `Ferdinand I Dei Gratia Austriae Imperator Hungariae Bohemiae Rex Hujus Nominis Quintus`
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringFERD I D G AVST IMP HVNG BOH R H N V
(Translation: Ferdinand I, by the grace of God, Austrian Emperor, King of Hungary, Bohemia, fifth of that name.)
Reverse descriptionCrowned double headed Imperial eagle holding sword, sceptre and orb, shield with arms of Habsburg, Austria and Lorraine on the breast surrounded by the cord of the Golden Fleece. Value below. Legend (start 1h) for `Rex Lombardiae et Venetiae, Dalmatiae, Galiciae Lodomeriae Ilyriae Archidux Austriae`
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringREX LOMB ET VEN DALM GAL LOD ILL A A 1838
(Translation: King of Lombardy and Venice, Dalmatia, Galicia, Lodomeria, Illyria, Archduke of Austria.)
EdgeReeded
MintA
Münze Österreich, Vienna, Austria(1194-date)
B
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
C
Prague, Czech Republic
Mintage1837 A - -
1838 A - -
1838 B - - 130 000
1839 A - -
1839 C - -
1840 A - -
1840 C - -
1842 A - -
1844 A - -
1846 A - -
1847 A - -
1848 A - -
Catalog ID5347777850
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