1794, Milan, Emperor Francis II. Large Silver Scudo "delle Corone" Crown Thaler.
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1794, Milan, Emperor Francis II. Large Silver Scudo "delle Corone" Crown Thaler. Mint Year: 1794Mint Place: Milan (Italy) Denomination: Scudo " delle Corone " Reference: Davenport 1390, KM-59.1. Condition: Weight adjusting marks in reverse, otherwise VF . Weight: 29.26gm Diameter: 40mm Material: Silver Obverse: Wreathed bust of Francis II. Mint inital (M) below. Legend: FRANC.II.D.G.R.I.S.A.GER.HIE.HVN.BOH.REX Exergue: M ( Mintmark of Milan ) Reverse: Toison d'or hanging on a flintstone underneath a fire iron with sparkles forming the Cross of Burgundy (St. Andrew´s cross) behind. Comment: Three crowns in fields (hence the italian nick-name Crozione or Scudo delle Corone) . Latin Legend: ARCH.AVST.DVX.BVRG..FLAN.1794 The Kronenthaler was a silver coin first issued in the Austrian Netherlands (see Austrian Netherlands Kronenthaler). It contained one ninth of a Cologne mark of silver and was thus equal to the Reichsthaler of the Leipzig convention. Most examples show the bust of the Austrian ruler on the obverse and four crowns on the reverse, hence the name which means "crown thaler". After the Austrian Netherlands was occupied by France, several German states (Bavaria, Baden, Hesse-Darmstadt and Württemberg) issued Kronenthaler, as it had become a popular trade coin. Authenticity unconditionally guaranteed. ! Francis II, Holy
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