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10 Kreuzers - Franz Joseph
| Issuer | Austria |
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| Year | 2001-2002 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of Emperor Franz Joseph I facing left, wearing a laurel wreath tied with a ribbon at the nape, and an elaborately decorated military uniform with ornate epaulettes and braid visible at the truncation. The effigy is rendered in high relief with fine portrait detail including the Emperor's characteristic mutton-chop whiskers and beard. The surrounding legend reads FRANC•IOS•I•D•G•AVSTRIAE IMPERATOR, arranged along the inner border of the coin. |
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| Reverse description | The Austrian Imperial double-headed eagle displayed at the center of the field, each head facing outward and surmounted by a separate crown, both topped by a central imperial crown above. The eagle bears on its breast the quartered Austrian shield with the pale barry of Hungary. The dexter talon holds a sword and the sinister talon holds an orb surmounted by a cross. The denomination 10 KREUZER appears in an arc along the upper legend, and the date 2001 is inscribed in the lower exergue below the eagle's tail feathers. |
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This piece is a modern commemorative restrike, part of Austria's "Wiederauflage" program that revisited historical Habsburg coinage types for collector distribution in the early 2000s. The 10 Kreuzer denomination itself had its practical life cut short by the currency reforms of the 1850s and 1860s, as Austria gradually rationalized its monetary system following the financial strain of the 1848 revolutions and the subsequent Concordat-era fiscal pressures.
Struck at the Vienna Mint in .925 silver at a weight that bears no relation to the original 19th-century circulation piece, this is unambiguously a numismatic product rather than a historical artifact.