Austria 1861-B ducat Fr-234
This specimen was lot 2955 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 1,300 CHF (about US$1,751 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Franz Joseph I. 1848-1916. Dukat 1861 B, Kremnitz. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. Kratzer. (empire of Austria, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916. ducat of 1861, Kremnitz mint. Rare, Good very fine, Scratches.)"
This type was issued 1860-65 from the Kremnitz (Komoczbanya in Magyar) mint in Hungary during the reign of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria. This type was also minted at Vienna, Karlsburg and Venice and is often catalogued under Austria. After the reorganization of the Hapsburg empire into the Dual Monarchy in 1867, Hungary received her own coinage separate from Austrian issues. In the aftermath of World War One, the Hapsburg monarchy collapsed and Hungary became independent but without its former territories in Slovakia, Transylvania and Croatia.
Recorded mintage: 121,000.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.48 g.
Catalog reference: KM 2264, Huszar 2101, Herinek 112, Fr-234.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
- 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.
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