2 Gulden – Austrian Empire
Non-circulating coins
Commemoration: Franz Joseph I - Silver Wedding Jubilee
Austria
Context
Year: 1879
Country: Austria 
Issuer: Austrian Empire
Ruler: Francis Joseph I
Currency:
(1857—1892)
Demonetization: 31 May 1893
Total mintage: 275,000
Material
References
Numista: #33587
Value
Bullion value: $62.32
Obverse
Description:
Portrait of Franz Joseph and Elisabeth facing right.
Inscription:
FRANC · IOS · I · D · G · AVSTR · IMP · ET · HVNG · REX · AP ·
🞹 ELISABETHA · IMP · ET · REG · 🞹
🞹 ELISABETHA · IMP · ET · REG · 🞹
Translation:
Francis Joseph I, by the Grace of God, Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, Apostolic.
Elizabeth, Empress and Queen.
Elizabeth, Empress and Queen.
Script: Latin
Language: Latin
Engraver: Friedrich Leisek
Reverse
Inscription:
🞹 QVINTVM · MATRIMONII · LVSTRVM · CELEBRANT · XXIV · APRILIS · MDCCCLXXIX
Translation:
They celebrate the fifth lustrum of the marriage on the 24th of April, 1879.
Script: Latin
Language: Latin
Engraver: Anton Scharff
Categories
| Person> Monarch |
| Mustache/Beard |
| Symbol> Cornucopia |
| Symbol> Wreath |
| Marriage |
Mintings
| Year | Mint Mark | Mintage | Quality | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | — | 275,000 |
🌱 Fairly Common