Purchased this on Heritage today. One year type, Madonna and child on the reverse. 1830-A. Lower Austria. 39mm, 28.06gr. Holy Roman Emperor Francis II (1804-1835) Taler. Vienna Mint. DAV-121. KM-417.1. Herinek 358. J. 202. A seldom encountered one year type with the Emperor on the obverse and Madonna and Child on the reverse. Obv: Laureated bust of Francis I of Austria with short hairstyle right. Mint initial (A) of the Vienna mint below. Legend: FRANC . I . D . G . AVST . IMP . HVNG . B . L . V . G . L . IL . REX . A . A . Rev: Crowned Madonna, holding scepter, orb and child, seated in clouds and stepped on crescent below. Legend: S . MARIA MATER DEI - PATRONA HVNG . Scarce one year type struck for Hungary. NGC MS-62.
Hi Zohar! Nice to see you here and congratulations on obtaining this coin. It is quite attractive. I particularly like the way the clouds on the reverse were executed. I only have one Austrian coin so far. Like yours, it references Hungary and shows that Frances was still emperor at least up until 1869 when my coin was minted. Now I am interested (and will have to go and read) to know more history about his reign and who he was - what type of ruler he was. I also really like the reverse of my coin because it says Bohemia and I think I have Bohemian 'style' or 'flavor' when it comes to color. Oh! Wait. Was this a different Emperor Frances than the one depicted on your coin?
He was the last Holy Roman Emperor (1792–1806) and, as Francis I, emperor of Austria (1804–35); he was also, as Francis, king of Hungary (1792–1830) and king of Bohemia (1792–1836). The 1830 coin above was issued for Hungary as a one year type.
