The weight of 4 gold florins was 3.2 g, and the weight of 8 gold florins was 6.5 g. Gold florins had been minted since 1870 in only two denominations.These were coins made of gold with a fineness of 980 and 3.5 g weight.
Gold ducats had been minted since 1284. In the history of Austria, there were several periods when gold coins of different types and denominations were issued Reverse: face value in the center year of minting framed by two stars olive tree twigs on both sides of it wavy design bordering at the edge.Īustrian 100 Shilings 1928 gold coins in GoldAdvert catalog. Obverse: two-headed eagle with a crown on its head and a shield instead of the trunk sickle and hammer in its clutches inscription «REPUBLIK OSTERREICH» dotted line decoration. 
Reverse: woman sitting on a cloud with a laurel wreath in her right hand shield with the coat of arms under her left hand period of the 60-year rule of Franz Joseph I and the face value at the edge horizontal inscription «DVODECIM LVSTRIS GLORIOSE PERACTIS» at the bottom dotted line decoration.Īustrian 100 Coronas 1908 gold coins in GoldAdvert catalog. Obverse: portrait of Franz Joseph I inscription «FRANC*IOS*I*D*G*IMP*AVSTR*REX BOH*GAL*ILL*ETC*ET AP*REX HVNG*» dotted line decoration. It was in circulation and was a legitimate mean of payment with others commemorative coins of that year. Interesting fact: Just like 10 and 100 corona denominations, 20 Austro-Hungarian corona (1892-1914) has an anniversary coin version, issued in 1908 and dedicated to the 60th anniversary of the reign of Franz Joseph I. Reverse: two-headed eagle with three crowns and with the coat of arms of the Austrian empire instead of the trunk, royal regalia in its clutches inscription «XX CORONAE MDCCCCXV» denomination and year of minting at the bottom dotted line decoration.Īustrian 20 Coronas 1915 gold coins in GoldAdvert catalog. Obverse: Franz Joseph I inscription «FRANC*IOS*I*D*G*IMP*AVSTR*REX BOH*GAL*ILL*ETC*ET AP*REX HVNG*» dotted line decoration. Reverse: two-headed eagle with three crowns and with the coat of arms of the Austrian empire instead of the trunk, royal regalia in its clutches inscription «IMPERIVM AVSTRIACVM» denomination and year of minting at the bottom dotted line decoration.Īustrian 4 Florins 1892 gold coins in GoldAdvert catalog. Obverse: Franz Joseph I with a laurel wreath on his head inscription «FRANCISCVS*IOSEPHVS*I*D*G*IMPERATOR*ET*REX*» dotted line decoration. Reverse: two-headed eagle with three crowns and the coat of arms of the Austrian empire instead of the trunk, royal regalia in its clutches inscription «LOD*ILL*REX A*A*1871 HVNGAR*BOHEM*GAL*» dotted line decoration.Īustrian 1 Ducat 1871 gold coins in GoldAdvert catalog. Obverse: Franz Joseph I with a laurel wreath on his head inscription «FRANC*IOS*I*D*G*AVSTRIAE IMPERATOR» dotted line decoration. Reverse: coat of arms of the empire with a crown framed by a chain with the Order of the Golden Fleece inscription «*ARCHID*AVS*DV BVR*MA*MO*1589*» dotted line decoration. Obverse: Rudolph II with a scepter and orb in his hands surrounded by the dotted line inscription «S A*G*H*B*REX*RVDOL*II*D:G*R*I» dotted line decoration. This process was mainly influenced by the political and economic changes that took place in Austria in different time periods. All coins of this type can be divided into four groups: ducats, florins, coronas, and shillings. Not only because of their high cost but mostly because of their historical value. The unstable empire was rocked by ethnic crises leading up to the outbreak of WWI in 1914, eventually ending in it's dissolution and implosion in 1918, setting up the new Austrian Republic and other central European states.Antique gold coins of Austria are especially attractive to collectors. 
The 1867 compromise saw the now Austria-Hungary dualized, with the introduction of a new kroner currency in 1892, at a 1:1 rate against the Hungarian florin (forint) and the Austrian korona, a par set since the Hungarian satellite currency's introduction in 1857. The Empire, formalized in 1804, adopted a decimal version of the Gulden (adopted 1754) in 1857. Various wars of succession throughout the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries resulted in Habsburg power being limited to the Austrian possessions, which had grown to include many non-Germanic lands. The conglomeration issued various thaler coins in concordant with the rest of the HRE, which it dominated by the 15th century. Most of its existence, Austria and its constituent parts, were under the dominion of the House of Habsburg. Austrian Empire follows Austria progression from medieval duchy and later archduchy, to the period of time when Austria became Austrian Empire, an european great power.
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