100 crowns " 20 crowns " 10 crowns
Crowns were the successor currency to the guilder and were minted in Austria between 1892 and 1916. The 10 and 20 Kronen gold coins are very suitable as investment coins. With a content of 90% gold and Emperor Franz Joseph I as the motif, the gold crowns are very well known and accepted in Austria.
A gold currency was introduced in Austria for the first time for the currency reform in 1892. The unit of account for the new currency was gold, although the crown coin was initially made of silver.
At the time of the currency reform, only two coin sizes were initially planned as the successor currency to the guilder: However, the 10 crown coin was only minted from 1892 to 1912, while the 20 crown coin was produced for three years longer. To mark the imperial jubilee, another coin size was launched in 1908: the 100 crown piece was produced until 1915. Due to hyperinflation, the gold crown fell victim to the currency reform in 1924 and was replaced by the silver shilling.
TheAustrianMint has produced restrikes of the crown - so-called "commercial gold coins" - which are issued for a small premium on the current gold price and are ideal as gold investment coins.
The portrait of Emperor Franz Joseph I (1848 - 1916) is depicted on one side of the coin, while the second side is adorned with the Austrian coat of arms, next to which the face value is shown. The smooth edge features an inscription. Copper was used as an alloying metal to harden the gold.
The 10-crown piece was minted from 1912 to 1992, the 20-crown coin until 1989 and the 100-crown piece until 1988, with 1915 given as the year of issue for the latter.
The mintage of the individual coins varied greatly from year to year: while the 10 crown coin reached a peak in 1967 with 277,347 pieces, only 102 were issued in 1984. After just six 20 crown coins were produced in 1954, 364,730 were issued 14 years later.
The 100 crown coin reached a record circulation of more than 2 million in 1974, but in the last minting years 1985 and 1988 the circulation was only 50 pieces per year.
The prices in euros for crowns vary greatly. Reproductions of 10 crown coins are available from around 100 euros, while original mintings of 100 crown coins are worth 3,000 euros or more as genuine collector's items.
If you would like to buy crown gold coins, you are welcome to visit one of our branches in Vienna and let our experts give you detailed advice on crowns, gold investments and other precious metals.
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