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LOT (5) MAXIMILIAN 1865 GOLD
PESO B/U coin//token
Each Coin Weighs 0.5 grams.
Diameter of coin is 10 mm.
These coins were minted with various gold compositions but all are great collectibles. I cannot guarantee the gold composition of this coin. Apparently 22k ``GE`` gold.
I do not know much about gold coins so I bought a book and found this coin listed as Maximillian 1st. 1864 - 1867
They are in brilliant uncirculated condition.
These are smaller coins of 10mm. diam.
1865 Maximilian. Mexican style eagle with spanish language legend,
These are listed in "K" World Coins" under Mexico-Empire of Maximilian, "GOLD PESO FANTASIES"
World Coins notes the existance of 5 varieties.
Further description of these tokens can be found in books on Mexican coins. Apparently they were made after 1949.
Bibliography of Ferdinand Maximilian von Habsburg (1832-67)
and his wife Carlotta of Belgium
Introduction
Ferdinand Maximilian was born at Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna on 6 July 1832, the second son of Archduke Franz Karl and Archduchess Sophie of Austria. His elder brother Franz Joseph was heir to the Habsburg crown, and young Max grew up 'full of curiosity, with a romantic and imaginative nature' (Tattersall, 1998). In 1851, at the age of 19, he entered the K.u.k Kriegsmarine with the rank of Lieutenant. He went on to become Commander-in-Chief of the navy, before accepting the throne of Mexico in 1863. This was an ill-fated venture which resulted in his execution by firing squad in 1867.
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