View source for Hungary 1877-KB 8 forint

[[Image:Hungary S43-3717.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 43, lot 3717]]

This specimen was lot 3717 in Sincona sale 43 (Zurich, October 2017), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$328 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA, Franz Joseph I. 1848-1916 8 Forint-20 Francs 1877. Kremnitz. Gutes vorzüglich.'' ((Kingdom of Hungary, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, eight florins or twenty francs of 1877, Kremnitz mint. Good extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This type was issued for Hungary 1870-80 from the Kremnitz (Komoczbanya in Magyar) mint during the reign of Emperor Francis Joseph of [[Austria]]-Hungary. The denomination was struck 1870-92 to match the standard of the French twenty francs d'or. Most dates are common. There was a slight revision of the emperor's bust in 1880 and both types were struck that year. After the reorganization of the Hapsburg empire into the Dual Monarchy in 1867, Hungary received her own coinage separate from Austrian issues. In the aftermath of World War One, the Hapsburg monarchy collapsed and Hungary became independent but without its former territories in Slovakia, Transylvania and Croatia.

''Recorded mintage:'' 312,959.

''Specification:'' 6.45 g, .900 fine gold, .186 troy oz AGW, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 6.46 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Herinek 36, Veselý 89, Huszar 2116. Schl. 45. Fr-242, KM-455.1. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017. 

''Link to:''
* [[Hungary 1876-KB 8 forint|1876-KB 8 forint (20 francs)]]
* [[Austria 1879 8 florins]]
* [[Hungary 1878-KB 8 forint|1878-KB 8 forint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1877]]
* return to coinage of [[Hungary]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 41, 42, 43, 44, 45]]