Hungary 1907-KB 100 korona Fr-256
This specimen was lot 29862 in Heritage sale 3037 (New York, January 2015), where it sold for $7,637.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Franz Joseph I gold 100 Korona 1907-KB MS64 NGC, Kremnitz mint. A beautiful specimen struck to commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Coronation of Franz Joseph with a beautiful two-toned effect in the way of deeply-mirrored peripheries and matte-like central surfaces. A popular one-year type, scarcely encountered at this premium level of mint-state. From The Empire Collection." This type was issued for Hungary in 1907 from the Kremnitz (Komoczbanya in Magyar) mint during the reign of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria-Hungary. 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: 10,897 plus restrikes.
Specification: 33.88 g, 0.900 fine gold, .973 troy oz ASW, 36 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Herinek 41, Veselý 145, KM 490, Fr-256.
- 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.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, Warren Tucker and Scott Cordry, Heritage Signature Auction 3037, featuring the Empire, the Santa Catarina, the Law and the Santa Maria Collections, Dallas, TX: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
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