Hungary 1915-KB korona
This specimen was lot 36130 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Chicago, August 2022), where it sold for $288. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY. Korona, 1915-KB. Kremnica Mint. Franz Joseph I. PCGS MS-66. Tied for the finest certified at PCGS." When Bismarck kicked Austria out of Germany after the war of 1866, German and Austrian coins began to diverge. The thaler was abandoned in 1872 for the florin, which in turn was superseded by the corona in 1892. The corona was used through World War One and briefly even after as the truncated republic of Austria tried to organize its affairs. This type was struck in Hungary 1892-96 and 1906. A slightly different design was minted in Austria (KM 2804) but both were minted to the same standard, that of the French franc.
Recorded Mintage: 16,592,608 for 1915-16.
Specification: 5 g, 0.835 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 484, Herinek 104, Veselý 153.
- 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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The 2022 ANA Auction - Ancients & World Coins - Featuring The Salton Collection Part III and the Robert C. Knepper Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
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