Hungary 1915-KB 20 korona
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This specimen was lot 1519 in Jean Elsen sale 135 (Brussels, December 2017), where it sold for €220 (about US$305 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"HONGRIE, François Joseph Ier (1848-1916), AV 20 korona, 1915KB, Kremnitz. Petites griffes. Superbe. (kingdom of Hungary, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, gold twenty coronas of 1915, Kremnitz mint. Minor scratches, Extremely Fine.)"
This type, issued 1892-1915, superseded the eight forint and was about 5% heavier. This example does not show the Bosnian arms.
Recorded mintage: 690,000.
Specification: 6.775 g, 0.900 fine gold, .196 troy oz AGW, 21 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Herinek 39, Veselý 147, Jaeckel 409; Fr-250; KM-486.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 135, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2017.
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