Austrian 1885 2 Corona
Austria
1885
Reference data compiled from public catalogs
Estimated Melt Value
$149.81
Based on Gold spot price ($4,856.79/oz) · 90.0% purity · 1.066g
Updated 6:53 PM
Collector premium not included
Specifications
| Country | Austria |
| Years Minted | 1885 |
| Composition | 90% gold, 10% copper |
| Weight | 1.066 g |
| Diameter | 17 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Edge | Reeded |
Design
Obverse
Portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph I facing right.
Reverse
Imperial double-headed eagle with the Austrian coat of arms.
History & Notable Facts
By 1885, the 2 Corona gold coin featured Emperor Franz Joseph I, who'd been ruling Austria-Hungary for nearly four decades—a portrait of persistence in an era of flux.
Struck in Vienna from 0.900 fine gold, it weighed 6.45 grams and served as circulating currency, equivalent to about 10 francs in the Latin Monetary Union. That's the dry reality; no fairy tales about buried empires.
Exact mintage numbers vanished in archival fires long ago, so I won't pretend otherwise. As for myths, I've heard enough about "cursed crowns" to fill a museum. Spot one of these, and it's just metal, not magic.
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