Whitman Expo
1898 20 Corona MS Values
Details
Obverse: Laureate head of Emperor Franz Joseph I, wearing a moustache and dense sideburns going down to the neck. Around this bust the inscription "Franz Joseph I by the grace of God, emperor and king".
Reverse: Austrian imperial symbol, namely a crowned double-headed eagle with its mouth open, tongues outwards, wings spread, stamped with a shield surrounded by the collar of the Golden Fleece. He holds a sword in his right hand and a crown in his left. In the arc of a circle an inscription "Empire of Austria".
Basic Information
GSID:
377553
Coin Date:
1898
Denomination:
20 Cor / 20 Corona
Designation:
MS
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Vienna
Coinage Type:
Standard circulation coin
Coinage Years:
1892-1905
Composition:
Gold
Physical Characteristics
Fineness:
0.9
Weight:
6.7751 gr
Weight:
0.196 oz
Coin Rulers Name:
Francis Joseph I
Coin Rulers Group:
House of Habsburg
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
21 mm
Coin Shape:
Round
