Austria 1893 20 corona
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This specimen was lot 1647 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$376 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Franz Joseph I. 1848-1916. 20 Kronen 1893, Wien. Fast vorzüglich. (empire of Austria-Hungary, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, twenty corona of 1893, Vienna mint. About extremely fine.)"
This type of 1892-1909 represents the final coinage reform of the Hapsburg regime before its collapse during World War One.
Recorded mintage: 7,872,000, a common date.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 6.76 g.
Catalog reference: Herinek 24, Veselý 118, Fr-504; J. 379; Schl. 629, KM 2806.
- Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
- Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
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