Austria 1857-A florin
This specimen was lot 2743 in Sincona sale 43 (Zürich, October 2017), where it sold for 160 CHF (about US$191 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Franz Joseph I. 1848-1916 Gulden 1857 A. Wien. Vorzüglich-FDC. (empire of Austria, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, gulden of 1857, Vienna mint. Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"
The florin, about the size of a half dollar, was introduced in Austria in 1857 in a feeble attempt to decimalize the currency. It was accompanied by a quarter florin and a double florin and the half thaler was dropped. The mélange of billon small change was reorganized into twenty, ten, five, one and 5/10 kreuzer. This system obtained, tho the thaler and ducat continued, until another reform introduced the corona in 1892. This type was struck 1857-65 at Vienna (A, shown here), Kremnitz (B), Venice (V), Milan (M) and Karlsburg (E); this is a somewhat scarce date.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 12.34 g, 0.900 fine silver, this specimen 12.35 g.
Catalog reference: KM 2219, Herinek 28, Veselý 64, Jaeckel 328.
- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 43: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.
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- 1856-A half thaler
- 1857-B ¼ florin, Kremnitz mint
- 1857-E florin, Karlsburg mint
- 1857-A thaler
- 1857-A double thaler
- 1857-A ducat
- 1857-E ducat, Karlsburg mint
- 1857-A quadruple ducat
- Austria 1858-V 5 kreuzer
- Austria 1858-M 1/4 florin
- Austria 1858-V 1/2 krone Fr-1515
- Austria 1858-A ducat Fr-490
- 1859-B double florin
- 1858-A florin
- Coins and currency dated 1857
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