AUSTRIA. Kaisertum Österreich-Ungarn. Franz Josef I, 1867-1916. 2 Gulden 1879 (Silver, 36 mm, 24.77 g, 12 h), on the silver wedding, Vienna. FRANC IOS I D G AVSTR IMP ET HVNG REX AP ELISABETHA IMP ET REG The conjoined heads of Franz Josef and Elisabeth to right, his head laureate, her head diademed. Rev. QVINTVM MATRIMONII LVSTRVM CELEBRANT XXIV APRILIS MDCCCLXXIX Fortuna seated left, holding rudder and cornucopia. Davenport 31. Herinek 824. Jaeckel 369. Beautifully toned. Extremely fine.

From the collection of Dr. Max Blaschegg (1930-2021, with collector’s ticket) and that of his father, Dr. Karl Blaschegg (1892-1951), Leu Web Auction 22, 20 August 2022, 595.