20 Kreuzer Austrian Empire (1804-1867) Silver Francis II, Holy Ro ...



Austria, Emperor Francis II. Silver 20 Kreuzer Coin.

Mint year: 1804 Reference: KM-2139. Mint Place: Gunzburg (G) Denomination: 20 Kreuzer Diameter: 28mm Weight: 6.64gm Material: Silver

Obverse: Wreathed bust of Francis II as Holy Roman Emperor right. Mintmark (G, for Gunzburg) below. Legend: FRANC . II . D . G . R . I . S . A . - GERM . HV . BO . REX .

Reverse: Crown of the german empire above imperial double headed eagle with austrian shield at chest. Legend: ARCH . AVST . D . BVRG . LOTH . M . D . HET . 1804 . X

Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor (German language: Franz II, Heiliger Römischer Kaiser) (Florence, 12 February 1768 – Vienna, 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor, ruling from 1792 until 6 August 1806, when he dissolved the Empire after the disastrous defeat of the Third Coalition by Napoleon at the Battle of Austerlitz. In 1804 he had founded the Austrian Empire and became Francis I of Austria (Franz I.), the first Emperor of Austria, ruling from 1804 to 1835, so later he was named the one and only Doppelkaiser (double emperor) in history. For the two years between 1804 and 1806 Francis used the title and style by the grace of God elected Roman Emperor, always August, hereditary Emperor of Austria and he was called the Emperor of both Germany and Austria. Francis I continued his leading role as an opponent of Napoleonic France in the Napoleonic Wars, and suffered several more defeats after Austerlitz. The proxy marriage of state of his daughter Marie Louise of Austria to Napoleon I on March 10, 1810 was assuredly his most severe.

As the leader of the large multi-ethnic Habsburg Empire, Francis felt threatened by Napoleon’s call for liberty and equality in Europe. Francis had a fraught relationship with France. His aunt Marie Antoinette died under the guillotine at the beginning of his reign. Francis, on the whole, was indifferent to her fate (she was not close to his father Leopold, and Francis had never met her). Georges Danton attempted to negotiate with the Emperor for Marie Antoinette’s release from captivity, but Francis was unwilling to make any concessions in return. Later, he led Austria into the French Revolutionary Wars and was defeated by Napoleon. By the Treaty of Campo Formio, he ceded the left bank of the Rhine to France in exchange for Venice and Dalmatia. He again fought against France during the Second and Third Coalition, when after meeting crushing defeat at Austerlitz, he had to agree to the Treaty of Pressburg, which effectively dissolved the Holy Roman Empire, weakening the Austrian Empire and reorganizing present-day Germany under a Napoleonic imprint.

In 1809, Francis attacked France again, hoping to take advantage of the Peninsular War embroiling Napoleon in Spain. He was again defeated, and this time forced to ally himself with Napoleon, ceding territory to the Empire, joining the Continental System, and wedding his daughter Marie-Louise to the Emperor. Francis essentially became a vassal of the Emperor of the French. The Napoleonic wars drastically weakened Austria and threatened its preeminence among the states of Germany, a position that it would eventually cede to Prussia.

In 1813, for the fourth and final time, Austria turned against France and joined Great Britain, Russia, and Prussia in their war against Napoleon. Austria played a major role in the final defeat of France—in recognition of this, Francis, represented by Clemens von Metternich, presided over the Congress of Vienna, helping to form the Concert of Europe and the Holy Alliance, ushering in an era of conservatism and reactionism in Europe. The German Confederation, a loose association of Central European states was created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815 to organize the surviving states of the Holy Roman Empire. The Congress was a personal triumph for Francis, where he hosted the assorted dignitaries in comfort, though Francis undermined his allies Tsar Alexander and Frederick William III of Prussia by negotiating a secret treaty with the restored French king Louis XVIII.


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Posted by: anonymous  2018-12-21
1794, Emperor Francis II. Nice Silver 20 Kreuzer Coin. (Cleaned VF+) Kremnitz mint! Mint Year: 1794 Reference: KM-2139. Mint Place: Kremnitz (B) Denomination: 20 Kreuzer Condition: Scratches, weight-adjusting marks in reverse, cleaning, otherise VF+ Diameter: 28mm Weight: 6.61gm Mater ...

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Posted by: anonymous  2018-07-18
1796, Emperor Francis II. Nice Silver 20 Kreuzer Coin. (XF+) Kremnitz mint! Mint year: 1796 Reference: KM-2139. Mint Place: Kremnitz (B) Denomination: 20 Kreuzer Condition: Weight-adjusting marks in reverse, minor contact-marks in obverse, otherwise a nice XF! Diameter: 28mm Weight: 6.62g ...

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Posted by: anonymous  2017-07-05
1804, Austria, Emperor Francis II. Silver 20 Kreuzer Coin. (XF-) Gunzburg mint! Mint year: 1804 Reference: KM-2139. Mint Place: Gunzburg (G) Denomination: 20 Kreuzer Condition: Improperly cleaned (multiple hairlines), a scratch in obverse, otherwise VF-XF! Diameter: 28mm Weight: ...

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Posted by: anonymous  2015-03-18
1803, Emperor Francis II. Nice Silver 20 Kreuzer Coin. Gunzburg mint! Mint year: 1803 Reference: KM-2139. Mint Place: Gunzburg (G) Denomination: 20 Kreuzer Condition: Lustre XF-AU! Diameter: 28mm Material: Silver Weight: 6.64gm Obverse: Wreathed bust of Francis II as Holy Roma ...

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Posted by: anonymous  2014-08-18
1804, Emperor Francis II. Nice Silver 20 Kreuzer Coin. Hall (Tyrol) mint! Mint year: 1804 Mint Place: Hall (F) Reference: KM-2139. Denomination: 20 Kreuzer Condition: Weight adjusting marks, otherwise XF! Diameter: 27.5mm Material: Silver Weight: 6.66gm Obverse: Wreathed bust ...

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Posted by: anonymous  2015-01-27
1803, Emperor Francis II. Nice Silver 20 Kreuzer Coin. Gunzburg mint! Mint year: 1803 Reference: KM-2139. Mint Place: Gunzburg (G) Denomination: 20 Kreuzer Condition: Minor wear on high points, otherwise XF! Diameter: 28mm Material: Silver Weight: 6.59gm Obverse: Wreathed bust ...
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Silver coins of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor   Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, was the last ruler of the Holy Roman Empire, reigning from 1792 until 1806 when he abdicated during the Napoleonic Wars. During his reign, various silver coins were minted, bearing his likeness and symbols of the Holy Roman Empire. Here are the main types of silver coins that circulated during Francis II's reign ...
UGANDA 1 Shilling 1976 - Copper-Nickel plated Steel - aUNC - 1786 *
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UGANDA 1 Shilling 1976 - Copper-Nickel plated Steel - aUNC - 1786 *
BOHEMIA 3 Kreuzer 1695 CK - Silver - Leopold I. - 534
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BOHEMIA 3 Kreuzer 1695 CK - Silver - Leopold I. - 534
BAVARIA 1 Kreuzer 1862 - Silver 0.166 - Maximilian II. - aUNC - 527
Sold for: $7.0
BAVARIA 1 Kreuzer 1862 - Silver 0.166 - Maximilian II. - aUNC - 527
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