Same OBV 1915 Face, What Country? | Austria 1 Corona

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Nic Pillar of the Community Philippines 1156 Posts	Posted 10/26/2010 01:08 am I just got a 1915 silver coin but dont know it's country, requesting country of this coin? heres the coin: for comparison I have a 1915 Hungary coin and the Obverse face looks identical right? is my top coin above also from Hungary? Identified - moved to World Coins forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 10/26/2010 02:37 am Same man, different country: Austria, 1 Corona. KM# 2820 5.00g 0.835 silver 0.1342oz ASW VF 2.25 XF 3.00 Unc. 6.00 A product of the Austro-Hungarian empire, Emperor Franz Josef; the face on many coins in many countries. Report this Post to the Staff
pls Rest in Peace United States 1729 Posts	Posted 10/26/2010 1:44 pm The Austro-Hungarian empire was more or less one country until they ended up on the losing side in The Great War, WW I. Some of their coins were minted for Hungary, some for Austria. A fascinating historical story. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16809 Posts	Posted 10/28/2010 09:41 am While historians generally speak of "Austro-Hungary" as one country, from a numismatic point of view they are usually regarded as two separate countries. After the failed Hungarian Revolt of 1848, Hungary was given limited autonomy. The entire empire was split into "Austrian" and "Hungarian" halves, with the parliaments of the two half-countries responsible for the coin issue in "their" half. The banknote issues, on the other hand, were issued by the Austro-Hungarian Bank for the empire as a whole. You can tell Austrian coins from Hungarian ones by the languages on them (Austrian coins have Latin, Hungarian coins have Hungarian) and the shape of the crown; the crown of Hungary, with it's "bent cross", is very distinctive and is still used as a national symbol by post-Communist Hungary. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Nic Pillar of the Community Philippines 1156 Posts	Posted 10/29/2010 11:17 am Thank you Algan, pls and sap! Info very interesting I still dont have any silver Austrian coin in my OFEC and that came as a pleasant surprise! one country added Thanks again! Report this Post to the Staff
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