Austrian Netherlands ½ Couronne / Kronenthaler - Joseph II, 1786 – 1789

Type 1

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Austrian Netherlands Austrian Netherlands
Currency Florin (1744 – 1798)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination ½ Kronenthaler
Year 1786 – 1789
Ruler Joseph II (1780–1790)
Composition Silver (.873)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Weight (g) 14.72
Diameter (mm) 35
Demonetized Yes

Description

½ Kronenthaler from Austrian Netherlands. Issued from 1786 to 1789. Struck in Silver (.873). Measures 35 mm and weighs 14.72 g.

Obverse
Laureate portrait to the right. Legend around for "Iosephus II Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hierosolymae Hungariae Bohemiaeque Rex"
Reverse
Burgundian cross divides three crowns, decorated with the Order of the Golden Fleece. Date divided by mint mark. Legend around for "Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae Lotharingiae Brabantiae Comes Flandriae"
Edge
Embossed text (Virtue and example)

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1789  24.4K angelface mintmark: Brussels Mint
1789  — larger size (32mm)
1788  13.8K angelface mintmark: Brussels Mint
1786  60.9K angelface mintmark: Brussels Mint
1786  — larger size (32mm)

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