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LOT 4255
Hungary. Francis Joseph I AR Forint. Dated 1869. Alba Iulia in Romania, mint.
Designs by Josef Tautenhayn and Franz Gaul. FERENCZ JÓZSEF A. CSÁSZÁR, head to right, G Y.F. (mintmark) below / MAGYAR ORSZÁG AP. KIRÁLYA 1869, curved twofold Hungarian small coat of arms, flying angels holding St. Stephen's crown above; denomination below. Edge inscription: BIZALMAM AZ ŐSI ERÉNYBEN
(my trust is ancient virtues). ÉH 1463b; KM 449.2. Near Extremely Fine. Toned.(12.16gr, 29mm, 12h.).
Provenance
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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