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1857-A Emperor Franz Joseph Double Taler Vienna-Trieste Railway
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This just came in which is a bit outside of my core 16-18th century Habsburg Taler set. Nevertheless, Franz Joseph was the last emperor with quite a long reign. This commemorative piece is quite unique and scarce as detailed below.
AUSTRIA, Empire. Franz Joseph I. Emperor, 1848-1916.
1857 Southern Railway 2 Thaler
Mint Place: Vienna (A)
Engraver: Carl Radnitzky
Silver. 41mm, 37.02 g
Reference: DAV-20. Herinek: 821. KM-2246.1. Variety.
Mintage: 1,644
Grade: NGC MS-62. Scarce type with a very low total mintage of which a few have survived in this select quality.
Obverse: Wreathed head of Franz Josef right. Laurel tips point to KA in legend.
Legend: FRANZ JOSEPH I . V . G . G . KAISER V . OESTERREICH / A / C.R. /
Reverse: Lighthouse flanked by a locomotive and a ship, Arms of Vienna and Trieste.
Legend: VOLLENDUNG DER OESTERREICHISCHEN SÜDBAHN 1857 / 2. VEREINS THALER
The present day rail network of the city of Trieste is based, for the most part, upon railway lines constructed by the former Austrian Empire. On 27 July 1857, the Austrian railway company k.k. Südliche Staatsbahn (SStB) completed the construction of Trieste's first railway facilities. They formed part of the Vienna–Trieste railway, via the Semmering pass. On the same day, in the presence of the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I, the new terminal station at Trieste, including its relatively modest original passenger building designed by the engineer Carl Ritter von Ghega (Italian: Carlo Ghega), was officially opened. It had been built on reclaimed land, at the site of the present Trieste Centrale.
The following year, on 23 September 1858, the station, along with the rest of the line, passed into the ownership of the private railway company Imperial Royal Privileged Southern Railway Company of Austria, Venice and central Italy (German: Kaiserlich königliche privilegierte Südbahngesellschaft), following the takeover by that company of the privatised k.k. Südliche Staatsbahn. The inclusion of Trieste in the main axis of the Austrian Südbahn generated an economic upswing in the largest and most important port city ruled by the Austrian monarchy, and strengthened its position in the Habsburg Empire. Rapid development of trade routes to and from Trieste, and therefore also the city itself, soon led to a decision to replace the original passenger building. The new, more elegant, and richly styled Neo-Renaissance structure was designed by Wilhelm von Flattich. Its most notable features were a monumental hall, later known as the Royal Hall, and a majestic glass train hall. Its inauguration took place on 19 June 1878.
AUSTRIA, Empire. Franz Joseph I. Emperor, 1848-1916.
1857 Southern Railway 2 Thaler
Mint Place: Vienna (A)
Engraver: Carl Radnitzky
Silver. 41mm, 37.02 g
Reference: DAV-20. Herinek: 821. KM-2246.1. Variety.
Mintage: 1,644
Grade: NGC MS-62. Scarce type with a very low total mintage of which a few have survived in this select quality.
Obverse: Wreathed head of Franz Josef right. Laurel tips point to KA in legend.
Legend: FRANZ JOSEPH I . V . G . G . KAISER V . OESTERREICH / A / C.R. /
Reverse: Lighthouse flanked by a locomotive and a ship, Arms of Vienna and Trieste.
Legend: VOLLENDUNG DER OESTERREICHISCHEN SÜDBAHN 1857 / 2. VEREINS THALER
The present day rail network of the city of Trieste is based, for the most part, upon railway lines constructed by the former Austrian Empire. On 27 July 1857, the Austrian railway company k.k. Südliche Staatsbahn (SStB) completed the construction of Trieste's first railway facilities. They formed part of the Vienna–Trieste railway, via the Semmering pass. On the same day, in the presence of the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I, the new terminal station at Trieste, including its relatively modest original passenger building designed by the engineer Carl Ritter von Ghega (Italian: Carlo Ghega), was officially opened. It had been built on reclaimed land, at the site of the present Trieste Centrale.
The following year, on 23 September 1858, the station, along with the rest of the line, passed into the ownership of the private railway company Imperial Royal Privileged Southern Railway Company of Austria, Venice and central Italy (German: Kaiserlich königliche privilegierte Südbahngesellschaft), following the takeover by that company of the privatised k.k. Südliche Staatsbahn. The inclusion of Trieste in the main axis of the Austrian Südbahn generated an economic upswing in the largest and most important port city ruled by the Austrian monarchy, and strengthened its position in the Habsburg Empire. Rapid development of trade routes to and from Trieste, and therefore also the city itself, soon led to a decision to replace the original passenger building. The new, more elegant, and richly styled Neo-Renaissance structure was designed by Wilhelm von Flattich. Its most notable features were a monumental hall, later known as the Royal Hall, and a majestic glass train hall. Its inauguration took place on 19 June 1878.
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