Austria 1872 ducat Fr-493
This specimen was lot 3892 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €525 (about US$689 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"KAISERREICH ÖSTERREICH, Franz Josef I. 1848-1916. Dukat 1872, Wien. 3,44 g Feingold. GOLD. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Auktion Aurea Numismatika 61, Prag 2015, Nr. 111. (empire of Austria-Hungary, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, ducat of 1872, Vienna mint. Extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
In 1872, the bust was modified to show an older and balder portrait of the emperor, which is what we show here. The mintmark was also deleted. The ducat was struck in this style until 1915 and is very common.
Recorded mintage: 460,000.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 2267, Fr-493; J. 344; Schl. 536.
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- 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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.
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