2 Florins - Francis Joseph I

Features

Issuer	Austrian Empire
Emperor	Francis Joseph I (Franz Joseph I) (1848-1916)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1859-1865
Value	2 Florins
Currency	Gulden (decimalized, 1857-1892)
Composition	Silver (.900)
Weight	24.69 g
Diameter	36 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	31 May 1893
Number	N# 33642
References	KM# 2230 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Dav ECT# 22 John Stewart Davenport; 1964. European Crowns and Talers Since 1800 (2^nd Edition). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.

Obverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FRANC.IOS.I.D.G.AVSTRIAE.IMPERATOR
A

Unabridged legend: Franciscus Josephus I Dei Gratia Austriae Imperator

Translation: Franz Joseph I, by the grace of God, Austrian Emperor

Engraver: Joseph Daniel Böhm

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HVNG.BOH.LOMB.ET VEN.GAL.LOD.ILL.REX A.A.1865
2 FL

Unabridged legend: Hungariae Bohemiae Lombardiae Venetiae Galiciae Lodomiriae Illyriae Rex Archidux Austriae

Translation: King of Hungary, Bohemia, Lombardy and Venetia, Galicia and Lodomeria, Illyria, Archduke of Austria.

Engraver: Franz Gaul

Mints

A	Austrian Mint (Münze Österreich), Vienna, Austria (1194-date)
B	Kremnica, Slovakia (1328-date)
V	Venice, Italy (771-1870)

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Date	Mintage	XF	Frequency
Undetermined
1859 A	37 908		23%
1859 B	511 162	$ 210	60%
1860 A			10%
1860 V	13 799		8%
1861 A			8%
1862 A	15 489		10%
1863 A	24 316		10%
1864 A	31 137		8%
1865 A	72 348		23%

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Bullion value: USD 49.03 Search tips

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Actual silver weight: 0.714 oz

Current silver price: 68.63 USD/oz (see silver price

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 67 Lot 565	24 Sep 2022	1861 A	AU	USD 20.83 (EUR 18.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 73 Lot 242	28 Dec 2022	1864 A	AU	USD 525.41 (EUR 454.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 184 Lot 1081	27 Feb 2026	1865 A	AU	USD 461.76 (EUR 399.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 69 Lot 161	29 Oct 2022	1865 A	VF	USD 90.27 (EUR 78.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz PREMIUM AUCTION 125 Lot 54	29 May 2024	Undetermined	UNC	USD 637.66 (EUR 551.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Jubilee Auction 100 Lot 94	23 Nov 2023	Undetermined	UNC	USD 567.07 (EUR 490.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 177 Lot 199	6 Dec 2025	Undetermined	AU	USD 303.21 (EUR 262.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz PREMIUM AUCTION 165 Lot 83	30 Aug 2025	Undetermined	AU	USD 300.89 (EUR 260.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 146 Lot 45	14 Dec 2024	Undetermined	AU	USD 302.05 (EUR 261.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 144 Lot 34	17 Nov 2024	Undetermined	AU	USD 243.03 (EUR 210.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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