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World Exhibition - Franz Joseph I Vienna
| Location | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1873 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | Laureate bust of Emperor Franz Joseph I in high relief, facing right, with beard and uniform collar visible at the truncation. The engraver's signature J. TAUTENHAYN appears below the bust, with a small star at the bottom of the field. The circular legend runs along the raised border. |
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| Obverse lettering | FRANZ JOSEPH I KAISER VON OESTERREICH, KOENIG VON BOEHMEN ETC., APOST. KOENIG VON UNGARN J. TAUTENHAYN |
| Reverse description | Three allegorical figures in high relief: a seated female figure at left works at a screw press beside an anvil, a standing central male figure holds a laurel wreath aloft, and a draped female figure at right carrying a cornucopia extends a wreath toward the group, with scientific instruments at her feet. The engraver's signature K. SCHWENZER appears on the baseline dividing the scene from the exergue, which contains the inscription DEM VERDIENSTE. The legend WELTAUSSTELLUNG 1873 WIEN arcs across the upper field. |
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