Austria 1934 25 schilling
This specimen was lot 1135 in Jean Elsen sale 161 (Brussels, March 2025), where it sold for €700 (about US$912 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"AUTRICHE, République (1918-), AV 25 Schilling, 1934. Rare. Nettoyé. Petites taches au revers. (republic of Austria, since 1918, gold twenty-five schilling of 1934. Rare, cleaned, minor stains on the reverse, Extremely Fine.)"
The SCWC, which lists this type for 1926-34, does not price this coin except in uncirculated, suggesting that it spent its life in bank vaults before entering the collector market.
Recorded mintage: 11,000.
Specification: 5.88 g, 0.900 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, designed by Arnold Hartig.
Catalog reference: Herinek 3, KM 2841, Jaeckel 436; Fr-521.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 161, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2025.
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