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Question about 1890s Austrian 2 Heller....

windwhispersintreeswindwhispersintrees Posts: 605 ✭✭✭
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I have an 1897 Austrian 2 Heller coin. KM#2801.
Is it normal that the obverse and reverse have the same orientation?

The two sides are not 180 deg. from each other as is typical with coins. I've looked in my Krause and the archive, but can't find an answer.
Thanks for your help.
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  • JohnZJohnZ Posts: 1,732 ✭
    Yes. That is normal for this particular coin. You will find that most darkside coins have what is known as a "medallic" obverse-to-reverse orientation, as opposed to the liteside "coin" orientation.

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  • windwhispersintreeswindwhispersintrees Posts: 605 ✭✭✭
    Thank you!
    "A happy person is not a person in a certain set of circumstances, but rather a person with a certain set of attitudes"--Hugh Downs
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