Francis Joseph I, Austrian Empire
2 Thaler 1857, Completion of the Suthern Railroad
Highly collectible piece with beautiful patina and nice luster in the fields.
The emperor's wreath points to the letters "AI", narrow initials "C.R."
Rare!
Franz Joseph I., Kaisertum Österreich
2 Vereinstaler 1857, Auf die Vollendung der österreichischen Südbahn
Kabinettstück mit feiner Patina und spiegelnden Feldern
Lorbeerkrenzspitzen des Kaisers zeigen in der Umschrift auf "AI", "C.R." eng. (Mischtyp)
Selten!
František Josef I., Rakouské cisařství
Spolkový 2 Tolar 1857, Dokončení stavby Jižní dráhy
PCGS PR62. Sbírkový kus s nádhernou patinou a zrcadlovým leskem v plochách.
Vavřínový věnec panovníka směřuje k písmenům "AI", úzké iniciály "C.R."
R! Vzácný!
Vídeň / Vienna / Wien, Carl Radnitzky, 37 g, 41 mm, Ag, Davenport 20, Frühwald 1900.2, Herinek 821v, Novotný 144, UNC / About UNC
These variants are known with Southern Railoroad double Thaler:
1 - laurate wreath leafs point against the letters KA in the word KAISER on obverse, letters of signature C.R. are close to each other and points between the letters are vertically centered
2 - laurate wreath leafs point against the letters AI in the word KAISER on obverse, letters of signature C.R. are distant from each other and points between the letters are bellow
3 - laurate wreath leafs point against the letters AI in the word KAISER on obverse, letters of signature C.R. are close to each other and points between the letters are vertically centered
4 - different look of the reverse - the lighthouse and the sea waves look different