Austria 1905 20 corona
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This specimen was lot 1676 in Sincona sale 90 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$537 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Franz Joseph I. 1848-1916. 20 Kronen 1905, Wien. Gutes sehr schön. Kleiner Randfehler. (empire of Austria-Hungary, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, twenty corona of 1905, Vienna mint. Good very fine, Minor edge flaw.)"
This type of 1892-1905 represents the final coinage reform of the Hapsburg regime before its collapse during World War One. Most dates are common, including this one.
Recorded mintage: 146,097.
Specification: 6.77 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 6.77 g.
Catalog reference: KM 2806, Herinek 341, Fr-504.
- 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.
- 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, 1901-2000, 47th 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, SINCONA Auction 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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