Hungary 1912-KB 10 korona
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This specimen was lot 1305 in Jean Elsen sale 165 (Brussels, June 2026), where it sold for €360 (about US$496 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HONGRIE, François Joseph Ier (1848-1916), AV 10 korona, 1912 KB, Kremnitz. Champ brillant. Fines griffes. Superbe. (empire of Austria-Hungary, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, gold ten corona of 1912, Kremnitz mint. Prooflike fields, hairlines, Extremely Fine.)"
This type, issued 1892-1915, superseded the four forint and was about 5% heavier.
Recorded mintage: 739,000.
Specification: 3.38 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: KM 485, Jaeckel 408; Fr-252.
- 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.
- Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
- [1]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 165, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
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