1 Thaler - Francis Joseph I First years of reign

Features

Issuer Austrian Empire
Emperor Francis Joseph I (Franz Joseph I) (1848-1916)
Type Non-circulating coin
Years 1848-1851
Value 1 Thaler (2)
Currency Gulden (1754-1857)
Composition Silver (.833)
Weight 28 g
Diameter 39 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Demonetized 31 December 1892
Number
N#
33525
References KM# 2241
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Commemorative issue

First years of reign

Obverse

Portrait of Franz Joseph I wearing a laurel wreath, facing left.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FRANC IOS I D G AVST IMP HVNG BOH REX
A

Translation: Franz Joseph I, by the grace of God, Austrian Emperor, King of Hungary, Bohemia

Engraver: Conrad Lange

Reverse

Imperial eagle with Habsburg-Lorraine and Austria arms.

Script: Latin

Lettering: REX LOMB ET VEN DALM GAL LOD ILL A A date

Translation: King of Lombardy and Venetia, Dalmatia, Galicia and Lodomeria, Illyria, Archduke of Austria.

Engraver: Conrad Lange

Comments

All dates of these coins were minted in 1852 based on the draft of the main mintmaster Johann Ritter von Hassenbauer to commemorate the first dates of ruling of Franz Joseph. Originally ,only 12 pieces of every date and nominal were minted, two months later were minted another 10 pieces of every date and nominal (see Cubasch p. 21). One month later, there was another demand for the delivery of unspecified number of coins for public and church collections, the fulfillment of which was not confirmed.
These coins were not intended for circulation but for representative purposes, and were distributed to senior state officials, devoted to state, church and several private collections. One piece of each date was given to emperor’s hands.
Interesting is the thaler of 1852 from the Vienna mint (this sheet), which was minted on April 14th 1852 as a pattern strike, in number of only 10 pieces. The title of dalmatian king was omitted in the inscription. Based on the instructions of the emperor, the title was added in the next dates (1848 – 1851). The Emperor however was not satisfied with the portrait to the left, so he was portrayed from the right at all later thalers.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
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1849 A
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Heritage Auctions
2024 January 16 - 18 NYINC World Coins Signature Auction 3114
Lot 33339
Internet Archive
16 Jan 2024 1848 A UNC
(NGC MS64)
USD 9600.00
(incl. buyer's premium)
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