Franz Joseph I., Gold Medal 1898 (Later strike), Vienna

Category: Gold - Habsburg
Ruler/Area: Franz Joseph I.
Denomination: Gold Medal
Year: 1898 (Later strike)
Mint: Vienna
Weight: 24,158 g
Material: Sampling date: 28.8.2025 - Au 63,76%; Cu 19,78%; Ag 10,31%; Zn 6,14%
Reference: Horsky 3909 (in Silver)
Grade: EF
Quality Note: Polished
Description: LATER STRIKE; By R. Neuberger; "50th Anniversary of the Reign of Franz Joseph I. - Habsburghaus in the Rax"; Obv: Bust of the Emperor Franz Joseph facing right in the medallion-shaped frame surrounded by oak branches, and an inscription in four lines below "ZUM 50 JÄHR. REGIERUNGS-JUBILÄUM FRANZ JOSEPH I. 1848-1898" / Rev: Habsburghaus (a mountain hut belonging to the Austrian Alpine Association (ÖAV), located on the Rax plateau at 1786 meters above sea level on the border between Lower Austria and Styria) standing on the hill, The House of Habsburg standing on a rock, with a flower and inscription "ERBAUT 1898-99" below, and the inscription above "HABSBURG-HAUS AUF DER RAXALPE NIED. ÖST. GEBIRGSVEREIN"