1915 Austria Gold 20 Coronas AU
Product Description
1915 Austrian 20 Corona gold coin, AU/Unc condition. Minted of .900 fine (21.6 karat) gold, each coin contains 0.1960 ounce of gold. Coin has a diameter of 21 mm.
The 20 Corona was originally issued as a legal tender coin between 1892 and 1916, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the reign of the Austrian Emperor Franz Josef I. After his death in 1916 the Vienna Mint struck all the 1915 coins as commemoratives, as was the Austrian tradition.
The obverse bears the profile of Franz Joseph I, the Austrian Emperor 1848-1916. The reverse displays the Austrian Coat of Arms, a double eagle with crown.
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