© Numismatik Zöttl
© Numismatik Zöttl
20 Kreuzers - Francis I of Lorraine Posthumous
1765 year| Silver | 6.68 g | 27.7 mm |
| Issuer | Hungary |
|---|---|
| Emperor | Francis I (1745-1765) |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Year | 1765 |
| Value | 20 Kreuzers (Krajczár) (⅓) |
| Currency | Austro-Hungarian Florin (1754-1857) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 6.68 g |
| Diameter | 27.7 mm |
| Thickness | 1.3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-05 |
| Numista | N#24637 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 62% |
Reverse
Crowned double-headed eagle on pedestal containing value, flanked by branches. On the breast, arms of Lorraine and Tuscany with the order of the Golden Fleece.
Pedestal divides mintmaster's mark. (see comments)
Script: Latin
Lettering:
IN TE DOMINE · SPERAVI · 1765 X
20
E v M D
Translation: I put my hope in You, Lord
Comment
After the death of Francis I of Lorraine (1765), Maria Theresia continued to mint the coins in his name until her death (1780).All these issues bear the year 1765, under the bust, followed by the mintmark "B" a serial letter indicates the actual minting year: 1765A is 1766, 1765B is 1767 ... all the way till 1780. With one exception of Gyulafehérvár (C-A) all coins were minted in Körmöcbánya/Kremnica.
S.K. - P.D. = Sigismund Klemmer von Klemmersberg and Pascal Damiani: Mint Masters
E.V.M. - D. = Ignatz Krammer Edler von Münzburg and Pascal Josef von Damiani: Mint Masters
"X" after the year in the legend indicates values comply with the Convetionsthaler.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the 20 Kreuzers - Francis I of Lorraine (Posthumous) 1765 coin from Hungary is that it was minted posthumously, meaning after the death of Francis I of Lorraine, who was the ruler of the Austrian Empire from 1745 to 1765. This coin was minted in 1765, the year of his death, as a tribute to his legacy and rule.
