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EMPIRE

1 Ducat - 1848E

KM-2262 - 3,49 g - 20 mm

The obverse features a bust of Emperor Ferdinand I (b1793-d1875). FERD - I -D-G-AVSTR-IMP-HVNG-BOH - R - H - N - V - (Ferdinand I by Grace of God, Emperor and King of Hungary, Bohemia) surrounds the bust.  There is the E mintmark below the bust (for the Gyulafehervar Hungary mint).  The reverse has has the imperial Austro-Hungarian arms with GAL - LOD -ILL - A - A - 1848 - REX - LOMB - ET - VEN - DALM - (Galicia, Lod, Illyrium, A A 1848 King of Lombardy Venetia and Dalmatia) around the sides. On 15 March 1848, the Hungarians revolted and established a independent republic.  The Austrians crushed this rebellion late that year.  This coin was minted in this momentous year.

4 Florins/10 Francs - 1892 (RESTRIKE)

KM-2260 - 3,23 g

The obverse features a bust of Emperor Franz Josef (b1830-d1916). FRANCISVS-JOSEPHVS-I-D-G-IMPERATOR-ET-REX- (Franz Josef I by Grace of God, Emperor and King) surrounds the bust.  There is a star below the bust.  The reverse has has the imperial Austro-Hungarian arms with IMPERIVM AVSTRIACVM (Austrian Empire) around the top. The denominations flank the eagle's tail feathers. The date 1892 is at the bottom.

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10 Corona - 1908

KM-2810 - 3,39 g

The obverse features a bust of Emperor Franz Josef (b1830-d1916). The coin was struck to commemorate the 60th anniversary of Franz Josef's reign.  FRANC-JOS-I-D-G-IMP-AVSTR-REX-BOH-GAL-ILL-ETC-ET-AP-REX-HVNG (Franz Josef I by Grace of God, Austrian Emperor and King of Bohemia, Galicia, Illyrium, Etc. and King of Hungary) surrounds the bust.  The reverse has has the imperial Austro-Hungarian arms with DVODECIM LVSTRIS GLORIOSE PERACTIS around the top. The dates 1848 and 1908 flank the eagle's tail feathers. The denomination 10 CORONAE  is at the bottom.

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10 Corona - 1909

KM-2815 - 3,39 g

The obverse features a small head bust of Emperor Franz Josef (b1830-d1916). FRANC-JOS-I-D-G-IMP-AVSTR-REX-BOH-GAL-ILL-ETC-ET-AP-REX-HVNG (Franz Josef I by Grace of God, Austrian Emperor and King of Bohemia, Galicia, Illyrium, Etc. and King of Hungary) surrounds the bust.  The reverse has has the imperial Austro-Hungarian arms with X CORONA MDCCCCXII around the top. The denominations 10 C flank the eagle's tail feathers. The date 1909 is at the bottom.

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10 Corona - 1912 (RESTRIKE)

KM-2816 - 3,39 g

The obverse features a bust of Emperor Franz Josef (b1830-d1916). FRANC-JOS-I-D-G-IMP-AVSTR-REX-BOH-GAL-ILL-ETC-ET-AP-REX-HVNG (Franz Josef I by Grace of God, Austrian Emperor and King of Bohemia, Galicia, Illyrium, Etc. and King of Hungary) surrounds the bust.  There is a star below the bust.  The reverse has has the imperial Austro-Hungarian arms with X CORONA MDCCCCXII around the top. The denominations 10 C flank the eagle's tail feathers. The date 1912 is at the bottom.

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