Austria 1909 100 corona

Sincona sale 46, lot 823

Sincona sale 97, lot 2107

The first specimen was lot 823 in Sincona sale 46 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 4,500 CHF (about US$5,400 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Osterreich, Franz Joseph I. 1848-1916. 100 Kronen 1909, Wien. Vorzüglich-FDC. Winzige Kratzer. (empire of Austria-Hungary, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, one hundred kronen of 1909, Vienna mint. Extremely fine-uncirculated, Minor scratches.)"

The second specimen was lot 2107 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 5,000 CHF (about US$7,253 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[2] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Franz Joseph I. 1848-1916. 100 Kronen 1909, Wien. Fast vorzüglich. Kleine Kratzer. (empire of Austria, Francis Joseph I, 1848-1916, one hundred kronen of 1909, Vienna mint. About Extremely Fine, Small scratches.)"

This gold coin is among the last issued before Austria's suicidal plunge into World War One. The portrait is of Francis Joseph, emperor of Austria 1848-1916. The Austro-Hungarian empire did not long survive him. Regular 100 coronas were emitted 1909-15, with the 1915 being restruck in large numbers in recent times.

Recorded mintage: 3,203.

Specification: 33.87 g, 0.900 fine gold, .980 troy oz AGW, 37 mm diameter, lettered edge, the first specimen 33.86 g, the second specimen 33.85 g.

Catalog reference: Herinek 30, Veselý 117, KM 2819, Schl. 651, Fr-507.

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, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018.
• ^[2]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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