Classical Numismatic Group, LLC - Triton XXVI - Session 4 . 998
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AUSTRIA, Austrian Empire. Franz Josef I. 1848-1867. Proof AR Doppeltaler (41mm, 36.98 g, 12h). Commemorating the opening of the Vienna-Trieste railroad. Wien (Vienna) mint. Dated 1857 A. Laureate head right / Tower; steam engine and paddlewheel steamship flanking; below each, two coats-of-arms within floral sprays. Herinek 821v; KM 2246.2; Davenport 20. Deep cabinet toning with shades of orange and blue. In NGC encapsulation 6489299-004, graded PF 63. Though discussions of a rail connection from the capital to the Empire's main seaport of Trieste were begun as early as 1829, the initial work would not begin until 1839. The line would ultimately be completed in 1857 with the construction of the final section through the Karst Plateau.
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