Austria 1910 100 corona
This specimen was lot 3421 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 6,000 CHF (about US$9,043 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Franz Joseph I. 1848-1916. 100 Kronen 1910, Wien. Selten. Nur 3'074 Exemplare geprägt. Kleine Kratzer. (empire of Austria-Hungary, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, one hundred coronas of 1910, Vienna mint. Rare. Only 3,074 specimens struck. NGC PL58, Small scratches.)"
This gold coin is among the last issued before Austria's suicidal plunge into World War One. The portrait is of Francis Joseph, emperor of Austria 1848-1916. The Austro-Hungarian empire did not long survive him. Regular 100 coronas were emitted 1909-15, with the 1915 being restruck in large numbers in recent times.
Recorded mintage: 3,074.
Specification: 33.87 g, 0.900 fine gold, .980 troy oz AGW, 37 mm diameter, this specimen 33.81 g.
Catalog reference: KM 2819, Herinek 319, Fr-507.
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- Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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