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Windycity Valued Member United States 366 Posts	Posted 04/12/2013 12:45 pm I assume this to be Russian but having little luck further identifying it. Any help appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

swamperbob Pillar of the Community United States 5362 Posts	Posted 04/12/2013 12:55 pm The coin is Austrian a 20 Kreuzer made in Vienna (mint mark A below the bust). This was the last year of issue and of the Emperor Ferdinand's rule. The original issue was over 13 million making it one of the more common 20 Kreuzers. It is 583 fine silver one of those oddball alloys and the actual silver content is 0.125 (an eighth of an ounce). I know of very few collectors interested in the US anyway. PS: Hint - Russian coins use the Cyrillic alphabet. Edited by swamperbob 04/12/2013 12:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Windycity Valued Member United States 366 Posts	Posted 04/12/2013 1:29 pm Thank you. I appreciate the help. Report this Post to the Staff
realeswatcher Pillar of the Community United States 1962 Posts	Posted 04/12/2013 2:21 pm Hint - Russian coins use the Cyrillic alphabet. Indeed! Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 04/12/2013 2:33 pm Abbreviations: AVSTR = Austria HVNG = Hungary BOH = Bohemia (Current Czech Republic) These are commonly found on Austrian Empire Coins. Correct me if I am wrong. Report this Post to the Staff
matthewvincent Pillar of the Community United States 3486 Posts	Posted 04/12/2013 2:44 pm And this is what [ modern ] Cyrillic looks like: Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, among other countries/territories, use variations of this basic alphabet. A few of these letters came from ancient Greek! Report this Post to the Staff
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