1/2 Couronne / Kronenthaler - Joseph II Type 1

€28,566.00
IssuerAustrian Netherlands
Year1786-1789
TypeStandard circulation coin
Value1/2 Kronenthaler (63⁄40)
CurrencyFlorin (1744-1798)
CompositionSilver (.873)
Weight14.72 g
Dimensions35 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Théodore Van Berckel
In circulation to
Reference(s) KM#34
Obverse descriptionLaureate portrait to the right. Legend around for `Iosephus II Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hierosolymae Hungariae Bohemiaeque Rex`
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIOSEPH·II·D·G·R·IMP·S·A·GER·HIER·HUNG·BOH·REX·
Reverse descriptionBurgundian cross divides three crowns, decorated with the Order of the Golden Fleece. Date divided by mint mark. Legend around for `Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae Lotharingiae Brabantiae Comes Flandriae`
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringARCH·AUST·DUX·BURG - LOTH·BRAB·COM·FLAN· 1789
EdgeEmbossed text
Mint
Mintage1786  - angelface mintmark: Brussels Mint - 60 861
1786  - larger size (32 mm) -
1788  - angelface mintmark: Brussels Mint - 13 798
1789  - angelface mintmark: Brussels Mint - 24 418
1789  - larger size (32 mm) -
Catalog ID3639609140
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