1/4 Couronne / Kronenthaler - Joseph II

€26,307.00
IssuerAustrian Netherlands
Year1788-1790
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/4 Kronenthaler (63⁄80)
CurrencyFlorin (1744-1798)
CompositionSilver (.873)
Weight7.36 g
Dimensions30 mm
Thickness1 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Théodore Van Berckel
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#38, Her#209, Schön DM#71.1, Schön DM#71.2, Schön DM#71.3
Obverse descriptionLaureate bust right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIOSEPH · II · D · G · R · I · S · A · GER · HIE · HVN · BOH · REX · H
(Translation: Joseph II, by God Grace, Emperor of the Romans always August, King of Germany, Jerusalem, Hungary and Bohemia)
Reverse descriptionBurgundian cross divides three crowns, decorated with the Order of the Golden Fleece below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringARCH · AVST · DVX · BVRG · LOTH · BRAB · COM · FLAN · 1788
(Translation: Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, of Lorraine and Brabant, Count of Flandres.)
EdgeText
MintA
Münze Österreich, Vienna, Austria(1194-date)
B
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
H
Günzburg, Germany
Mintage1788 A - Schön DM# 71.1 -
1788 B - Schön DM# 71.2 -
1788 H - Schön DM# 71.3 -
1789 A - Schön DM# 71.1 -
1789 B - Schön DM# 71.2 -
1790 A - Schön DM# 71.1 -
1790 B - Schön DM# 71.2 -
Catalog ID3992803820
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