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2 Vereinsthaler commemorative (1857, Southern Railway)

1857　・　silver　・　19th century　・　Vienna

2 Vereinsthaler commemorative (1857, Southern Railway)（obverse）obverse2 Vereinsthaler commemorative (1857, Southern Railway)（reverse）reverse
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A 2 Vereinsthaler struck in the year of the Vienna Monetary Treaty. It is not a regular circulation coin, but a commemorative for the completion of the Southern Railway, with a lighthouse, a locomotive, and a steamship engraved on the reverse. A unified weight standard and the age of the railway: two major themes of the mid-19th century coexist on this single coin. The specimen pictured is a proof with a mirror finish, showing an iridescent tone from age.