Completing the Construction of Drainage Adit - Francis Joseph I

€140,373.00
LocationHungary
Year1878
TypeCommemorative medals/Event medal
CompositionGold (.986)
Weight22.5 g
Diameter29 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s) ÉH#1465, H#2216, X#M1c, Fr#255, Adamo#M15.1
Obverse descriptionOldest laureate head of Franz Joseph facing right. Mint mark below the bust.
Obverse letteringFERENCZ JÓZSEF · I · K · A · CS · ES M · H · S · D · O · AP · KIR
(Translation: `Ferencz József Isten kegyelméből ausztriai császár és Magyar-, Horvát-, Szlavon-, Dalmátországok apostoli királya` Franz Joseph by the grace of God Austrian Emperor, Apostolic King of Hungary, Croatia, Slavonia and Dalmatia)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionDates surrounded by inscriptions.
Reverse letteringII JÓZSEF NEVŰ ALTÁRNA SELMECBÁNYÁN * 1782 1878
(Translation: Completing the Construction of Drainage Adit Emperor Joseph II in Selmecbánya)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverK B
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
Mintage1878 K B - -
Catalog ID5933450690
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