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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jaelus, post: 3099020, member: 46237&quot;]Here are a couple relatively recent acquisitions for my Hungarian Type set (1848-1956). The last two Hungarian florin types struck during the Austrian occupation period of 1849-1867:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hungary AR Florin 1866B</b></p><p><b><b>(Austria KM-2220)</b></b></p><p><b>NGC MS61</b></p><p>Silver (0.900) 12.34g 29mm x 2mm</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]784000[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The florin was revised in 1866 to update the bust of Franz Joseph, however, due to Austria losing control of Lombardy-Venetia to Italy in the Austro-Prussian War that same year (1866), the florin had to be revised yet again to remove the reference to the lost territories, making this a one-year type.</p><p><br /></p><p>This type was struck in both Körmöcbánya (mint B) with a mintage of 350,000 and in Gyulafehérvár (mint E) with a mintage of only 70,000. This is an extremely difficult type to find in any uncirculated grade.</p><p><br /></p><p>Which brings us to the florin type that replaced it in 1867:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hungary AR Florin 1867B</b></p><p><b>(Austria KM-2221)</b></p><p><b>PCGS MS62</b></p><p>Silver (0.900) 12.34g 29mm x 2mm</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]784002[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Due to the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of 1867 that gave Hungary back its sovereignty, the florin was ultimately replaced by the forint in Hungarian mints the following year. As a result, this florin also became a one year type as far as Hungarian numismatists are concerned (note that it was still struck by Austria until 1872).</p><p><br /></p><p>This one year type was struck in both Körmöcbánya (mintage of 714,000) and in Gyulafehérvár (unknown mintage - RRR). Although the mintage was more than double that of the 1866 type, it seems just as scarce.</p><p><br /></p><p>Note that the differences between this type and the type of 1866 are in the legend on the reverse (to remove the reference to Lombardy and Venetia).</p><p><br /></p><p>1866 reverse legend:</p><p>HVNG·BOH·LOMB·ET·VEN·GAL·LOD·ILL·REX·A·A</p><p><br /></p><p>1867 reverse legend:</p><p>HVNGAR·BOHEM·GAL·LOD·ILL·REX·A·A[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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