Austria 8 Florins Coin

Size: 6.44g

Materials: Gold

Date: Austrian, 1892

Provenance: Acquired by a Canadian collector in the 2010

The coin has a face value of 8 Florins, it was issued to circulate within the Latin Monetary Union between 1865 and 1927, which was the currency unit used in France, Belgium, Italy, and Switzerland during a specific period of its history.

Obverse Script: Latin
Lettering: FRANCISCVS·IOSEPHVS·I·D·G·IMPERATOR·ET·REX *
Translation: Franz Joseph I, by the grace of God, emperor and king

Reverse Script: Latin
Lettering: IMPERIVM AVSTRIACVM 8Fl· 20Fr 1892
Translation: Austrian Empire