| Country | Austria |
|---|---|
| Ruler | Franz Joseph I (1848-1916) |
| Face Value | 2 Corona |
| Year of issue | 1912 |
| Metal | Silver |
| Fineness | 835 |
| Catalogue # | KM# 2821; Herinek 780 |
| Weight, g. | 9,95 |
| Diameter, mm. | 27,01 |
| Our code | E543 |
| Die Axis | ↑↑ |
| Additional info | - |
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Austria, Franz Joseph I, 2 Corona 1912, aUNC
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Obverse: Franz Joseph I bust bare headed facing right surrounded by the legend. Signature below bust.
Legend (Latin): FRANC ∙ IOS ∙ I ∙ D ∙ G ∙ IMP ∙ AVSTR ∙ REX BOH ∙ GAL ∙ ILL ∙ ETC ∙ ET AP ∙ REX HVNG ∙; ST. SCHWARTZ
Translation: Franz Joseph I, by the grace of God, emperor of Austria, king of Bohemia, Galicia, Illyria and so forth and apostolic king of Hungary
Engraver: Stefan Schwartz
Reverse: Crowned double headed imperial eagle with arms of the Habsburg-Lorraine. Value divided by the tail feathers, date below.
Legend (Latin): II CORONÆ MDCCCCXII; 2 COR.; 1912
Engraver: Stefan Schwartz
Edge (text in Latin): VIRIBVS VNITIS
Translation: With United Forces (the Motto of the house of Habsburg)
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History
By 1912, the Austro-Hungarian Empire was watching the Balkans with something between alarm and dread.
The First Balkan War erupted in October of that year, and what unfolded over the following weeks shook Vienna profoundly. Serbia – small, troublesome, perpetually restless Serbia – emerged from the conflict dramatically enlarged, its army battle-hardened, its confidence incandescent. Austria-Hungary had issued ultimatums and mobilized troops along the frontier, at enormous financial cost, and achieved nothing. The Serbian “Piedmont,” as Vienna’s hawks called it, was growing stronger by the month, drawing the South Slavic populations of the empire toward Belgrade like a magnet. For Franz Joseph’s ministers, the question was no longer whether the empire faced a crisis in the Balkans, but how long could it be deferred.
And yet Vienna in 1912 was also, still, one of the most extraordinary cities on earth. Klimt was painting. Schönberg was composing music that nobody was quite ready to hear. Freud was refining his theories in a quiet apartment on Berggasse. The Ringstrasse gleamed. The coffee houses hummed with argument and literature. The empire contained, within its improbable borders, a concentration of intellectual and artistic life that no other city could match – a last, luminous flowering before the frost.
The 2 Corona of 1912 was struck at the Vienna Mint into this charged atmosphere – a coin of the Latin Monetary Union, interchangeable with a French franc from Brussels to Palermo, bearing the familiar profile of Franz Joseph I, who was eighty-two years old that year and had now reigned for sixty-four. The reverse carried the crowned double-headed imperial eagle, that ancient symbol of a dynasty that had held together a dozen languages and a hundred grievances since the fifteenth century.
This coin belongs to that last hour of apparent normalcy – ordinary silver currency in an empire that was, without quite knowing it, living on borrowed time.
Coin condition (grade) is described using the following scale, based on internationally recognised numismatic grading standards. Where a grade is separated by a slash (e.g. VF/XF), the obverse and reverse differ in condition – VF obverse, XF reverse in this example.
| Grade | Full name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| F | Fine | Noticeable, moderate to considerable wear across the design; major details, lettering and date remain clearly legible |
| F+ | Choice Fine | Slightly better than Fine |
| F‑VF | Fine to Very Fine | Between Fine and Very Fine |
| aVF | About Very Fine | Slightly below Very Fine |
| VF | Very Fine | Moderate wear on the higher points; major design elements and lettering remain sharp and well-defined |
| VF+ | Choice Very Fine | Slightly better than Very Fine |
| VF‑XF | Very Fine to Extremely Fine | Between Very Fine and Extremely Fine |
| aXF | About Extremely Fine | Slightly below Extremely Fine |
| XF | Extremely Fine | Light wear confined to the highest points of the design; most original detail and some mint lustre remain |
| XF+ | Choice Extremely Fine | Slightly better than Extremely Fine |
| XF‑UNC | Extremely Fine to Uncirculated | Between Extremely Fine and Uncirculated |
| aUNC | About Uncirculated | Slightly below Uncirculated |
| UNC | Uncirculated | Shows no evidence of circulation wear; retains its original mint lustre, which may appear naturally subdued with age |
| Proof | Proof | Struck specifically for collectors from specially prepared, polished dies on polished planchets, giving sharp detail and mirror-like fields. Refers to how the coin was made, not to its state of preservation |
| Prooflike (PL) | Prooflike | A coin from the ordinary circulation production that happens to show mirror-like fields, usually from early strikes with fresh dies – it looks similar to a Proof but was not specially struck for collectors |
Grading is inherently somewhat subjective. If you would like additional photos or have any question about a coin’s condition before ordering, please contact us – we’re happy to help.
