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<p>[QUOTE="Jaelus, post: 4792266, member: 46237"]One of the things I really enjoy about collecting Franz Joseph is that he ruled for so long you can really see him age significantly. They generally refreshed his portrait every 10 years on coinage, but you can see some of the intermediate ages on medals and other art as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are a few selections from my collection to illustrate this:</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is dated 1855, but it is his earliest bust in use from 1852. He would be around <b>21</b> years old here. This is only a couple years after he ascended the throne (December of 1848).</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1164353[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This coin is from 1859, but this bust was in use on other coinage as early as 1857. He would be about <b>26</b> years old here, about 3 years after his marriage to Elisabeth.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1164355[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1867 - Age <b>37</b></p><p>Struck for his coronation as King of Hungary.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1164356[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1879 - Age <b>49</b></p><p>Struck to commemorate his 25th wedding anniversary.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1164358[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1890 - age <b>59</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1164368[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1896 - age <b>65</b></p><p>For the Hungarian Millennium.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1164371[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1900 - age <b>70</b></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1164360[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Dated 1913, but busts of him in this style date back to 1907, which would make him <b>77</b> here.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1164361[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1908 - age <b>78</b></p><p>To commemorate his 60th year of reign.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1164383[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>1915 - He died at age <b>86</b> in 1916. This bust is the style used on WWI patriotic medals and many of his death medals.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1164363[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Jaelus, post: 4792266, member: 46237"]One of the things I really enjoy about collecting Franz Joseph is that he ruled for so long you can really see him age significantly. They generally refreshed his portrait every 10 years on coinage, but you can see some of the intermediate ages on medals and other art as well. Here are a few selections from my collection to illustrate this: This coin is dated 1855, but it is his earliest bust in use from 1852. He would be around [B]21[/B] years old here. This is only a couple years after he ascended the throne (December of 1848). [ATTACH=full]1164353[/ATTACH] This coin is from 1859, but this bust was in use on other coinage as early as 1857. He would be about [B]26[/B] years old here, about 3 years after his marriage to Elisabeth. [ATTACH=full]1164355[/ATTACH] 1867 - Age [B]37[/B] Struck for his coronation as King of Hungary. [ATTACH=full]1164356[/ATTACH] 1879 - Age [B]49[/B] Struck to commemorate his 25th wedding anniversary. [ATTACH=full]1164358[/ATTACH] 1890 - age [B]59[/B] [ATTACH=full]1164368[/ATTACH] 1896 - age [B]65[/B] For the Hungarian Millennium. [ATTACH=full]1164371[/ATTACH] 1900 - age [B]70[/B] [ATTACH=full]1164360[/ATTACH] Dated 1913, but busts of him in this style date back to 1907, which would make him [B]77[/B] here. [ATTACH=full]1164361[/ATTACH] 1908 - age [B]78[/B] To commemorate his 60th year of reign. [ATTACH=full]1164383[/ATTACH] 1915 - He died at age [B]86[/B] in 1916. This bust is the style used on WWI patriotic medals and many of his death medals. [ATTACH=full]1164363[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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