Austria 1924 100 kronen
This specimen was lot 3439 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 3,750 CHF (about US$5,652 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH I. Republik, 1918-1938. 100 Kronen 1924, Wien. Selten. Nur 2'851 Exemplare geprägt. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Berieben und leicht Fassungsspuren. (first republic of Austria, 1918-38, hundred crowns of 1924, Vienna mint. Rare. Only 2,851 specimens struck, Very Fine-Extremely Fine, Polished and slight traces of jewelry.)"
This type was struck in small numbers 1923-24 to continue the old Austro-Hungarian 100 coronas (KM 2819) before the post-WWI inflation made any kind of gold coinage hopeless. In 1925, the currency was reformed with 100 kronen (old) = 1 groschen (new) and 100 groschen = 1 schilling.
Recorded mintage: 2,851 plus proofs.
Specification: 33.88 g, 0.900 fine gold, .980 troy oz AGW, 37 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 33.59 g.
Catalog reference: KM 2831, Herinek 2, Fr-518.
- 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.
- [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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