Austria 1908 100 corona Fr-514
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This specimen was lot 7035 in Ponterio sale 152 (New York, January 2010), where it sold for $3,335. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRIA. 100 Corona, 1908. '60th Anniversary of Reign.' NGC MS-61." This gold coin, among the last issued before Austria's suicidal plunge into World War One, commemorated the sixtieth anniversary of the reign 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: 16,026.
Specification: 33.87 g, 0.900 fine gold, .980 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Herinek 29, Veselý 116, Fr-514; KM 2812.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, Ponterio sale 152: The 2010 NYINC Auction, Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.
Link to:
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- 1908 corona, on the 60th anniversary of Franz Josef's reign
- 1908 5 corona, on the 60th anniversary of Franz Josef's reign
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- 1908 10 corona, on the 60th anniversary of Franz Josef's reign
- 1908 20 corona, on the 60th anniversary of Franz Josef's reign
- 1911 4 ducats
- 1913 100 corona
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