30 Kreuzer copper coin (1807)
1807 ・ copper ・ 19th century ・ Austrian Empire
A large copper coin from the period of the Napoleonic Wars. The fact that a copper coin bears the high denomination of 30 Kreuzer reveals the economic situation of an era when silver had disappeared from the market. The profile of Emperor Franz is set within a lozenge-shaped frame. Four years later, the state would declare a devaluation to one-fifth of its value. This is a transitional piece that supported the purses on the eve of bankruptcy.