Whitman Expo
1906 10 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".
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Vienna
Coinage Type:
Standard circulation coin
Coinage Years:
1892-1906
Composition:
Gold
Physical Characteristics
Fineness:
0.9
Weight:
3.3875 gr
Weight:
0.098 oz
Coin Rulers Name:
Francis Joseph I
Coin Rulers Group:
House of Habsburg
Strike Type:
Business
Diameter:
19 mm
Coin Shape:
Round
Design Details
Demonetized:
True
Obverse Lettering:
FRANCISCVS·IOSEPHVS·I·D·G·IMPERATOR·ET·REX *
Obverse Designer:
Josef Tautenhayn
Reverse Lettering:
X CORONE MDCCCCVI 10 COR. 1906
Reverse Designer:
Anton Scharff
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