I’m back ladies and gentlemen with another installment of my tag #worldcoinwednesday. You are in for a treat today with this coin. The coin is nearly 200 years old and style looks like it was minted today.
The coin is from Austria, it is an 1841A. The “A” means that the coin was struck in Vienna. It’s a 20 Krueger which does not seem like it has seen much use at all. It has been graded by NGC as a Mint State 62.
Here are the coin Specs:
Country Austria - Habsburg
Emperor Ferdinand I (1835-1848)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1837-1848
Value 20 Kreuzer (1/3)
Currency Austro-Hungarian gulden (1754-1857)
Composition Silver (.583)
Weight 6.68 g
Diameter 26 mm
Thickness 1.3 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
References KM# 2208
Obverse
Laureate portrait facing right. Legend around (starts 7h) for "F. Dei Gratia Austriae Imperator Hungariae Bohemiae Rex Hujus Nominis Quintus"
Lettering:
FERD·I·D·G·AVSTR·IMP·HVNG·BOH·R·H·N·V·
A
Translation: Ferdinand I, by the grace of God, Austrian Emperor, King of Hungary, Bohemia, fifth of that name.
Reverse
Crowned double headed imperial eagle with value at center. Legend (starts 1h) for "Rex Lombardiae et Venetiae Dalmatiae Galiciae Lodomeriae Illyriae, Archidux Austriae"
Lettering:
REX·LOMB·ET·VEN·DALM· GAL·LOD·ILL·A·A·1847·
20
Translation: King of Lombardy and Venetia, Dalmatia, Galicia and Lodomeria, Illyria, Archduke of Austria.
Edge
Reeded
I love old world coins.
