Austrian Empire 5 Kreuzer - Ferdinand I, 1837 – 1848

5 Kreuzer from Austrian Empire. Issued from 1837 to 1848. Struck in Billon (.438 silver). Measures 20 mm and weighs 2.1 g.

Obverse

Laureate portrait facing right of Ferdinand I of Habsburg, Emperor of Austria. Le gend (start 7h) for "Ferdinand I Dei Gratia Austriae Imperator Hungariae Bohemiae Rex Hujus Nominis Quintus" (Ferdinand I, by the grace of God, Austrian Emperor, King of Hungary, Bohemia, fifth of that name.)

Reverse

Crowned double headed Imperial eagle holding sword, sceptre and orb, shield with arms of Habsburg, Austria and Lorraine on the breast surrounded by the cord of the Golden Fleece. Value below. Legend (start 1h) for "Rex Lombardiae et Venetiae, Dalmatiae, Galiciae Lodomeriae Ilyriae Archidux Austriae" (King of Lombardy and Venice, Dalmatia, Galicia, Lodomeria, Illyria, Archduke of Austria.)

Edge

Reeded