Hungary 1914-KB 20 korona Fr-251
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This specimen was lot 34488 in Heritage sale 3067 (Long Beach, September 2018), where it sold for $408. The catalog description[1] noted, "Hungary: Franz Joseph I gold 20 Korona 1914-KB MS63 NGC, Kremnitz mint. A soft golden piece with only the lightest smattering of handling marks and pleasing cartwheel effects." This type was struck 1892-1915 and is common. In 1914, the reverse was modified to incorporate the arms of Bosnia (annexed from the Turks in 1908) and the new variety (KM 495, shown here) was struck 1914-16.
Recorded mintage: 176,000 (including KM 486).
Specification: 6.78 g, 0.900 fine gold, AGW 0.1960 oz, 21 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Herinek 39, Veselý 147, Fr-251, KM 495.
- 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]Cristiano Bierrenbach, Warren Tucker and Sam Spiegel, 2018 September 6-11 Long Beach Expo World Coins & Ancient Coins Signature Auction #3067, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2018.
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