Austria 1858-V 1/2 krone Fr-1515

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Künker sale 264, lot 3514

This specimen was lot 3514 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €18,000 (about US$23,253 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Franz Josef I. 1848-1916. 1/2 Vereinskrone 1858, V, Venedig. 5,00 g Feingold. GOLD. Von großer Seltenheit. Nur 947 Exemplare geprägt. Sehr attraktives Exemplar, vorzüglich +. (empire of Austria, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, gold half crown of 1858, Venice mint. Very rare, only 947 struck, very attractive, extremely fine or better.)"

The krone was also minted by Austria (Fr-496), Saxony (KM 1197), Hannover (KM 232), Prussia (Fr-2437) and Bavaria (Fr-280) but does not seem to have been a success, as survivors are few. This issue, minted 1858-65 at Vienna, Kremnitz, Venice and Karlsburg, seems to be somewhat available tho this date is rare. The Austrians dropped the krone after 1866.

Recorded mintage: 947.

Specification: 5.55 g, .916 fine gold, 20 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Herinek 14, Veselý 34, Divo/S. 263; Fr-1515; J. 314; Schl. 439, KM 2251.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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