What is this: Austria/Hungary coin or medal/fantasy piece?

Friend of mine brought this by, said he found it down in Bimini (Bahamas). I can't find a date or denomination, but I can read the ruler as Franz Joseph / Austria / Imperator.

Item is about the size of a dime and is heavily worn (most likely due to sand.)

 

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Is it an Austrian florin? Circa 1870s or so?

 

It's the size of a dime (so not a florin) and the stars around the reverse (which you can't really tell from my cell phone photo, unfortunately - just around 5 pm) should be text (at least on every other example I could find in the Krause.)

It would be great if I could see a date, or a denomination...but that side is so worn I'm not sure I'll be able to attribute it without someone saying, "I've seen that before."

 

I'm no expert on this series [or any other] but..
my gut says fantasy piece

 

Thats hard to say, the heavy polishing could have and probably has moved the necessary details.

 

I'm not familiar with this, but first impression leaves me feeling like it was a cast for jewelry. It must have some value as the chain has worm most of the post away, so I think someone wore it for a long time.

 

It's a miniature fantasy piece based on the design of the large gold 4 ducat (Austrian issue).