Austria 1852-A 20 kreuzer KM-2210
This specimen was lot 4212 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it sold for 180 CHF (about US$216 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"AUSTRIA, Franz Joseph I. 1848-1916 20 Kreuzer 1852 A. Wien Kopf nach links. FDC. (empire of Austria, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, twenty kreuzer of 1852, Vienna mint, head to left. Uncirculated.)"
The twenty kreuzer shown here was struck in 1852 at Vienna and Prague. A redesigned type (KM 2211, bust right) was struck 1852-56 at four mints. It was 4.32 g, 0.900 fine silver, and had the same amount of silver. The "bust right" type is common in all grades.
Recorded mintage: unknown but slightly scarce.
Specification: 6.68 g, 0.583 fine silver, .125 troy oz ASW, 26 mm diameter, this specimen 6.68 g.
Catalog reference: Herinek 20, Veselý 8, KM 2210.
- Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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