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* [[Austria 1909 5 corona Dav-36|1909 5 corona, small head]] | * [[Austria 1909 5 corona Dav-36|1909 5 corona, small head]] | ||
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* [[Austria 1909 4 ducats Fr-487|1909 4 ducats]] | * [[Austria 1909 4 ducats Fr-487|1909 4 ducats]] | ||
* [[Austria 1911 100 corona|1911 100 corona]] | * [[Austria 1911 100 corona|1911 100 corona]] | ||
Revision as of 14:45, 9 May 2023
This specimen was lot 823 in Sincona sale 46 (Zurich, 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.)"
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, .900 fine gold, .980 troy oz AGW, 37 mm diameter, this specimen 33.86 g.
Catalog reference: Herinek 30, Veselý 117, KM 2819, Schl. 651, Fr-507.
- 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.
- 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.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 46, Gold Coins and Medals, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018.
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