Country:

Hungary

Series:

1867~1892 - 49th King Francis Joseph I (Forint)

Catalog codes:

Colnect codes HU-000062
World Coins km465

Variants:

2

Themes:

Coats of Arms | Emperors | Geometric Shapes | Kings | Seals (Emblems)

Issued on:

1880

Last issue date:

1881

Distribution:

Standard Circulation

Mints:

Kremnica Mint, Kremnica, Slovak Republic

Composition:

Silver

Edge:

Lettered-Signs-Numbers (plain)

Orientation:

Medal alignment ↑O↑

Shape:

Circular

Rim:

Raised. Gladiform. Both sides

Weight:

12.3457 grams

Diameter:

30 mm

Thickness:

2 mm

Face value:

1 F - Austro-Hungarian florin

Known mintage:

19,310,000

Composition Details:

900/1000 Silver.3572 oz. ASW. 100/1000 copper

Score:

63% Accuracy: Medium

Description:

Front: Crowned (St. Stephen crown) escutcheon with the lands of the Crown
(party per cross) 1. Croatia, 2. Dalmatia, 2. Slavonia and 4. Transylvania
with inescutcheon (party per pale)
dexter: Árpád stripes, four (Argent) on (Gules) field
(representing rivers: Duna (Danube), Tisza, Dráva, and Száva
sinister: (Argent) double cross on (Gules) base, inside a small (Or) crown,
placed on the middle heap of three (Vert) hills (representing: Tátra, Mátra, and Fátra)
between (value, left) 1 and (right) Frt (Forint) inside a circle
legend: (state name, left) MAGYAR KIRÁLYSÁG (translation: Hungarian Kingdom)
(lower-left/right, spacers/dots) •
(bottom, year) 1880 - 1881
Back: Larger head king Franz Joseph I (right, 1848-1916)
Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary (and Lombardy–Venetia, 1848-1866)
legend: (ruler) FERENCZ JOSEF I‧K‧A‧CS‧ES M‧H‧S‧D‧O‧AP‧KIR‧
(Isten kegyelméből Ausztriai CSászár ÉS Magyar-, Horvát-,
Szlavon-, Dalmátországok APostoli KIRálya)
(translation: by the Grace of God Emperor of Austria
and Apostolic King of Hungary, Croatia, Slavonia, Dalmatia)
mintmark: (bottom) K‧B‧ (Kremnitz)
Edge: PiT - Plain with incuse motto: BIZALMAM AZ ŐSI ERÉNYBEN
(translation: My trust in the ancient virtue)