| Country | Austria |
|---|---|
| Ruler | Franz Joseph I (1848-1916) |
| Face Value | 5 Corona |
| Year of issue | 1900 |
| Metal | Silver |
| Fineness | 900 |
| Catalogue # | KM# 2807; Herinek 769 |
| Weight | 23,92 g |
| Diameter | 35,97 mm |
| Our code | G280 |
| Die Axis | ↑↑ |
| Additional info | historically cleaned |
Austria, Franz Joseph I, 5 Corona 1900, VF/VF+
The bust of Franz Joseph I facing right with laurel crown surrounded by the legend
Legend:
FRANC ∙ IOS ∙ I ∙ D ∙ G ∙ IMP ∙ AVSTR ∙ REX BOH ∙ GAL ∙ ILL ∙ ETC ∙ ET AP ∙ REX HVNG ∙
Translation:
Franz Joseph I, by the grace of God, Austrian Emperor, King of Bohemia, Galicia, Illyria etc. and Apostolic King of Hungary
Engraver:
♦
Imperial eagle in a circle, value above in Latin, all surrounded by a wreath of crowns and leaves. Value divided by the date below.
Legend:
QUINQUE CORONÆ; 5 COR.; 1900
Translation:
Five Corona; 5 Corona
Engraver:
♦
Edge:
VIRIBVS VNITIS
Translation:
With United Forces (the Motto of the house of Habsburg)
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Obverse: The bust of Franz Joseph I facing right with laurel crown surrounded by the legend
Legend (Latin): FRANC ∙ IOS ∙ I ∙ D ∙ G ∙ IMP ∙ AVSTR ∙ REX BOH ∙ GAL ∙ ILL ∙ ETC ∙ ET AP ∙ REX HVNG ∙
Translation: Franz Joseph I, by the grace of God, Austrian Emperor, King of Bohemia, Galicia, Illyria etc. and Apostolic King of Hungary
Engraver: Stefan Schwartz
Reverse: Imperial eagle in a circle, value above in Latin, all surrounded by a wreath of crowns and leaves. Value divided by the date below.
Legend (Latin): QUINQUE CORONÆ; 5 COR.; 1900
Translation: Five Corona; 5 Corona
Engraver: Anton Scharff, Andreas Neudeck
Edge (text in Latin): VIRIBVS VNITIS
Translation: With United Forces (the Motto of the house of Habsburg)
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Purchasing Power
What Could This 5 Corona Buy in 1900?
• about 1-1½ days of a worker’s wages
• roughly 10-14 loaves of bread
• several liters of beer at a tavern
• a railway ticket between nearby cities
The 5 Corona was a substantial silver coin in the currency of Austria-Hungary at the turn of the 20th century.
History
In 1900, Franz Joseph I had already been Emperor of Austria for fifty-two years. He had ascended the throne as a boy of eighteen during the revolutionary chaos of 1848, and had outlasted every crisis, every defeat, every personal tragedy that history could devise. His son Rudolf had shot himself at Mayerling. His wife Elisabeth, the legendary Sisi, had been stabbed by an anarchist in Geneva just two years before this coin was struck. His brother Maximilian had been executed in Mexico. And yet every morning, before the crack of dawn, the emperor rose, dressed in his uniform, sat at his desk, and worked. He was, by then, less a man than an institution.
Vienna in 1900 was two cities at once. On the surface, it was perhaps the most dazzling metropolis in Europe – a city of grand boulevards, imperial palaces, and unprecedented cultural ferment. Gustav Klimt was painting his golden visions. Sigmund Freud was mapping the unconscious in a quiet apartment on Berggasse. Mahler was conducting at the Opera. The Vienna Secession had just declared war on artistic convention with the slogan “Der Zeit ihre Kunst” – To every age its art. The “fin de siècle” was not merely a phrase in Vienna; it was a lived experience, electric and anxious in equal measure.
And beneath the surface, the empire was quietly fracturing. Czechs, Slovaks, Croatians, Poles – dozens of peoples, dozens of languages, one increasingly exhausted administrative structure holding them together by sheer historical inertia and the white-whiskered authority of one very old man.
The 5 Corona was the largest silver coin in everyday Austrian circulation – weighty, authoritative, bearing the emperor’s profile with the Latin legend FRANC. IOS. I. D. G. IMP. It passed through the hands of a vast, improbable empire stretching from Bohemia to the Adriatic, from the Alps to the plains of Hungary. Everyone who used it knew the face.
Fourteen years after this coin was minted, that empire would be at war. Eighteen years after, it would cease to exist entirely. But in 1900, standing in the golden noon of the “fin de siècle”, none of that was certain yet.
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.
