1/4 Florin - Francis Joseph I

€7,077.00
IssuerAustrian Empire
Year1857-1859
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/4 Florin
CurrencyAustro-Hungarian gulden (decimalized, 1857-1892)
CompositionSilver (.520)
Weight5.345 g
Dimensions24 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Obverse: Josef Daniel Böhm
Reverse: Franz Gaul
In circulation to31 May 1893
Reference(s) KM#2213
Obverse descriptionWreathed head of the young Francis Joseph right.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringFRANC·IOS·I·D·G·AVSTRIAE IMPERATOR A
(Translation: Franciscus Iosephus I Dei Gratia Austriae Imperator (Franz Joseph I, by the Grace of God, Emperor of Austria))
Reverse descriptionAustrian imperial double headed eagle with coat of arms at chest, holding sword, imperial staff and orb.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHVNG·BOH·LOMB·ET VEN GAL·LOD·ILL·REX A·A·1858 1/4 FL
(Translation: Hungariae, Bohemia, Lombardiae et Venetiae, Gallitiae, Lodomeriae, Illiriae Rex, Austriae Archidux (King of Hungary, Bohemia, Lombardy and Venice, Galicia, Lodomeria and Illyria, Archduke of Austria))
EdgeInscribed
MintA
Münze Österreich, Vienna, Austria(1194-date)
B
Kremnica, Slovakia(1328-date)
E
Alba Iulia, Romania
M
Milan, Italy
V
Venice, Italy (1172)
Mintage1857 A - Mintage shared with 1858 A -
1857 B - Mintage shared with 1858 B -
1857 E - Mintage shared with 1858 E -
1857 M - Mintage shared with 1858 M -
1857 V - Mintage shared with 1858 V -
1858 A - - 31 196 724
1858 B - - 2 982 089
1858 E - - 1 978 874
1858 M - - 824 088
1858 V - - 2 362 940
1859 M - Mintage shared with 1859 M KM# 2214 - 27 415 267
Catalog ID3268135150
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