Austrian Empire ½ Kreutzer - Joseph II, 1772 – 1779
Information
Country
Austrian Empire
Austrian Empire
Currency
Gulden
(1754 – 1857)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
½ Kreuzer
Year
1772 – 1779
Ruler
Joseph II
(1780–1790)
Composition
Copper
Shape
Round
Alignment
Medal alignment ↑↑
Weight (g)
5.5
Diameter (mm)
21
Thickness (mm)
2
Demonetized
Yes
Description
½ Kreuzer from Austrian Empire. Issued from 1772 to 1779. Struck in Copper. Measures 21 mm and weighs 5.5 g.
- Obverse
- Dressed portrait facing right, legend around starting at 7 o'clock divided on top by the head. ("Josephus II Dei Gratia Romanorum Imperator Semper Augustus Germaniae Jerusalem Rex " Joseph II, by the grace of God Emperor of the Romans, Always August, King of Germany and Jerusalem.)
- Reverse
- Curved inscription (value in vertical arrangement, date, and mintmark) in cartouche
- Edge
- Plain
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