Austrian Netherlands ¼ Couronne / Kronenthaler - Franz II, 1792 – 1797

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Austrian Netherlands Austrian Netherlands
Currency Florin (1744 – 1798)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination ¼ Kronenthaler
Year 1792 – 1797
Ruler Francis II (1792–1805)
Composition Silver (.873)
Shape Round
Alignment Coin alignment ↑↓
Weight (g) 7.36
Diameter (mm) 30
Demonetized Yes

Description

¼ Kronenthaler from Austrian Netherlands. Issued from 1792 to 1797. Struck in Silver (.873). Measures 30 mm and weighs 7.36 g.

Obverse
Laureate portrait to the right. Legend around for "Iosephus II Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Hierosolymae Hungariae Bohemiaeque Rex" Mint mark below bust (Francis II, By the Grace of God, Holy Roman Emperor, always August, of Germany, Jerusalem, Hungary, and Bohemia, King.)
Reverse
Burgundian cross divides three crowns, decorated with the Order of the Golden Fleece. Legend around for "Archidux Austriae Dux Burgundiae Lotharingiae Brabantiae Comes Flandriae" (Archduke of Austria, Duke of Burgundy, Lorraine, Brabant, Count of Flanders.)
Edge
Milled

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage Comment Frequency
1797 A — 4%
1797 B — 42%
1797 C — 12%
1797 E — 1%
1797 G — 6%
1796 A — 4%
1796 B — 3%
1796 C — 3%
1795 A — 7%
1795 B — 5%
1795 C — 1%
1795 G — 1%
1794 A — 12%
1794 B — 1%
1793 A — 2%
1793 B — 14%
1792 A — 6%
1792 B — 2%

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