Hungary 1886-KB 4 forint
This specimen was lot 3525 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €320 (about US$414 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Franz Josef I. 1848-1916. 10 Franken (4 Forint) 1886, KB, Kremnitz. 2,90 g Feingold. GOLD. Vorzüglich. (kingdom of Hungary, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, 10 francs/four forint of 1886, Kremnitz mint. Extremely fine.)"
This type was issued for Hungary 1880-90 from the Kremnitz (Komoczbanya in Magyar) mint during the reign of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria-Hungary. The denomination was struck 1870-92 to match the standard of the French ten francs d'or. Most dates are common. After the reorganization of the Hapsburg empire into the Dual Monarchy in 1867, Hungary received her own coinage separate from Austrian issues. In the aftermath of World War One, the Hapsburg monarchy collapsed and Hungary became independent but without its former territories in Slovakia, Transylvania and Croatia.
Recorded mintage: 39,066.
Specification: 3.22 g, 0.900 fine gold, .093 troy oz AGW, 19 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Herinek 34A, Veselý 93, Fr-247; J. 363 a; Schl. 80; KM 466.
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- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.
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