| Country | Austria |
|---|---|
| Ruler | Franz Joseph I (1848-1916) |
| Face Value | 5 Corona |
| Year of issue | 1909 |
| Metal | Silver |
| Fineness | 900 |
| Catalogue # | KM# 2814; Herinek 772 |
| Weight, g. | 23,99 |
| Diameter, mm. | 35,99 |
| Our code | G683 |
| Die Axis | ↑↑ |
| Additional info | - |
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Austria, Franz Joseph I, 5 Corona 1909, XF‑UNC/aUNC
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Obverse: Aged portrait of Franz Joseph, bare headed facing right, smaller head, 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, emperor of Austria, king of Bohemia, Galicia, Illyria and so forth and apostolic king of Hungary
Engraver: Rudolf Marschall/Rudolf Neuberger
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.; 1909
Engraver: Anton Scharff, Rudolf Neuberger
Edge (text in Latin): VIRIBVS VNITIS
Translation: With United Forces (the Motto of the house of Habsburg)
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History
Not all coins are equal, even when they share a denomination and a year. The 5 Corona of 1909 exists in several varieties – and the one bearing the portrait by Rudolf Marschall is something apart. Where the standard issue carries a competent but conventional effigy of Franz Joseph I, the Marschall portrait is of a different artistic order entirely: precise, deeply observed, almost uncomfortably alive. The face of an old emperor, rendered by a young master at the height of his powers.
Rudolf Marschall was born in Vienna in 1873, the son of an engraver, trained at the Vienna Academy of Fine Arts, and schooled further in Paris. By 1904 he had been appointed director of the Academy’s Master School for Engraving and Medal Making – one of the most prestigious positions in the Austro-Hungarian art world. His specialty was portraiture on medallions and plaques, and he approached every face he sculpted with the same relentless fidelity to truth. When his medallic portrait of Franz Joseph, produced in 1900 for the emperor’s seventieth birthday, circulated internationally and earned commissions from the American Numismatic Society, his reputation crossed continents.
The portrait on this coin carries the weight of that reputation. Franz Joseph in 1909 was seventy-eight years old – the longest-reigning monarch in European history, a man who had ascended the throne during the revolutionary upheaval of 1848 and somehow survived everything that followed. Marschall does not flatter him. The portrait shows age without apology: the deep-set eyes, the famous white whiskers, the particular gravity of a face that had witnessed more history than almost any living person. It is the portrait of a man who had buried a wife, a son, an empire’s illusions – and who still rose before dawn every morning to sign his papers.
The reverse carries the imperial eagle and the legend on the edge VIRIBVS VNITIS – With United Forces – the Habsburg motto that had held together an empire of a dozen languages and a hundred grievances for centuries. By 1909 it was beginning to sound more like hope than statement. The Balkans were convulsing. The annexation of Bosnia the previous year had brought Austria-Hungary and Serbia to the edge of open conflict. The nationalities within the empire were growing louder.
But the coin itself is timeless in the way that only great portraiture can be. Marschall carved something permanent into silver – not just a monarch, but a moment, and a man who had somehow outlasted his own era and was still, improbably, standing.
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 |
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