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''Recorded mintage:'' 500,000 plus a few proofs. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 500,000 plus a few proofs. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 12 g, .640 fine silver, .245 troy oz ASW. | + | ''Specification:'' 12 g, 0.640 fine silver, .245 troy oz ASW. |
''Catalog reference:'' Herinek 26, KM 2847. | ''Catalog reference:'' Herinek 26, KM 2847. | ||
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This type was struck in 1931 to commemorate composer Wolfgang Mozart. This specimen was part of lot 32582 in Heritage sale 3035 (Long Beach, September 2014), which sold for $822.50. The catalog description[1] noted, "Republic Two Schilling Set 1928-1937, All coins UNC. Each portrays a famous individual or place in local history. One commemorative was produced each year." In 1925, the currency was reformed with 100 kronen (old) = one groschen (new) and 100 groschen = one schilling.
Recorded mintage: 500,000 plus a few proofs.
Specification: 12 g, 0.640 fine silver, .245 troy oz ASW.
Catalog reference: Herinek 26, KM 2847.
- Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Bierrenbach, Cristiano, and Warren Tucker, Heritage Signature Auction 3035, World and Ancient Coins, featuring the FoxLair Collection and the Law Collection, Dallas: Heritage Auction Galleries, 2014.
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