AUSTRIA 20 Kreuzer 1778 B Joseph II. Kremnitz mint! aXF (scratches & deposits!)

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1778, Emperor Joseph II. Silver 20 Kreuzer Coin. Kremnitz mint!

Mint Year: 1778
Reference: KM-2067.1. 
Mint Place: Kremnitz (B)
Denomination: 20 Kreuzer
Mint Officials: Sigmund A. Klemmer, P. Josef v. Damiani (S.K.-P.D.)
Condition: Scratches from improper cleaning and some dark oxidation deposits remaining, otherwise about XF!
Material: Silver
Diameter: 28mm
Weight: 6.54gm


Obverse: Laureated and draped bust of Joseph II right. Monster face inside shoulder drapery. Mint initial (B) below. All withinw wreath.
Legend: IOSEPH . II . D . G . R . I . S . A . GE . REX . A . A . LO . & . M . H . D .

Reverse: Crown above double headed imperial eagle, with crowned shield at chest. Mint Official's initials (S.K.-P.D.) at sides. Value (20) flanked by sprays below.
Legend: VIRTUTE ET EXEMPLO . 1778 . X / S.K. - P.D. (in fields).



Joseph Benedikt Anton Michael Adam (March 13, 1741 – February 20, 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1765 to 1790 and ruler of the Habsburg lands from 1780 to 1790. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I. Joseph was a proponent of enlightened absolutism. He has substantially modernized his empire, introduced religious freedom and standard human rights for Jews, abolished serfdom and censorship, introduced a working network of hospitals, a new cadastre, a universal tax system, helped to expand manufacturing, and approved 6,000 additional decrees. Some of these reforms faced a vehement opposition by peasants and lords in several kingdoms and largely failed (e.g. in Hungary) but he gained immense popularity in other, more developed kingdoms, especially Bohemia where the name "Josef" became the most popular male first name.

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