Austria 1792-F 20 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 101, part of lot 3319

This specimen was part of lot 3319 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 130 CHF (about US$196 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Joseph II. 1765-1790. 20 Kreuzer 1786 F, 1787 F, Hall. Dazu: Leopold II. 1790-1972. 20 Kreuzer 1792 F, Hall. Franz II. (I.), 1792-1835. 20 Kreuzer 1796 F, Hall. Lot von 4 Stück. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph II, 1765-90, twenty kreuzer of 1786, 1787, Hall mint; Leopold II, 1790-92, twenty kreuzer of 1792, Hall mint; Francis II, 1792-1835, twenty kreuzer of 1796, Hall mint. Very Fine-Extremely Fine. four pieces.)"

This type was struck 1790-92 at six mints (A, B, E, F, G, H). Four mints also struck twenty kreuzer for Francis II in 1792 (KM 2139) but not Hall. Twenty kreuzer was one sixth of a convention thaler.

Recorded mintage: 311,000, a better date.

Specification: 6.68 g, 0.583 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 2097, Moser/Tursky 1349, Herinek 269.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
  • [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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