Liechtenstein 1904 krone
This specimen was lot 2801 in Stephen Album sale 45 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2023), where it sold for $240. The catalog description[1] noted, "LIECHTENSTEIN: Johann II, 1858-1929, AR krone, 1904, a wonderful mint state example! PCGS graded MS64, ex Joe Sedillot Collection. The Liechtenstein krone was the currency of Liechtenstein from 1898 to 1921. The Principality used the Austro-Hungarian krone and then Austrian krone after the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918." This type was struck in limited numbers in 1900, 1904, 1910 and 1915. Collectors usually seek the larger five kronen, leaving this scarce type undervalued. Liechtenstein, a tiny country sandwiched between Switzerland and Austria, has been ruled for generations by a Austrian family that did not even visit its domain until after World War One. The collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the loss of that family's estates in the crash forced the prince, Johan II, to focus on his tiny domain. Since then, Liechtenstein has been aligned with Switzerland. In 1924, the krone was dropped in favor of the frank, modelled on the Swiss franc.
Recorded mintage: 75,000.
Specification: 5 g, 0.835 fine silver, 23 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM Y-2.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
- [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 45, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2022.
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