1909 Austria Franz Joseph I 10 Corona Gold Coin

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Monarch: Franz Joseph I

Design: Imperial eagle with arms of Habsburg-Lorraine

Country: Austria

Composition: Gold

Weight (grams): 3.387

Weight (troy/oz): 0.098

Purity (%): 0.9

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Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria (1848-1916) had a long and eventful reign marked by notable achievements and significant blunders. He prioritized stability and preserving the Austro-Hungarian Empire, successfully maintaining its territorial integrity despite nationalist movements and political unrest.

However, The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Franz Joseph's nephew, in 1914, was a watershed event. It triggered World War I as Austria-Hungary, led by Franz Joseph, declared war on Serbia. The empire's dissolution followed the war's end, with new independent nations emerging through border reconfigurations..

Franz Joseph's reign was complex, with both achievements and blunders that shaped the fate of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.

Obverse: Franz Joseph I bare head right

Reverse: Crowned double eagle