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Austrian 100 Coronas were among the first gold bullion coins available when Americans regained the right to own gold bullion on December 31, 1974. Unlike the Austrian 4 Ducats gold coin, the 100 Corona was minted as Austrian legal tender in 1892 as an official monetary unit.

Corona pieces were minted in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, and 100 Corona (shown) from 1908-1914. All 100 Corona featuring a 1915 date are official restrikes from later dates. Corona pieces are no longer minted in Austria.

The obverse features a bust of Austrian King and Hungarian Emperor Franz Josef I facing right, surrounded by the words: 'FRANC ' IOS ' I ' D ' G ' IMP ' AVSTR 'REX BOH ' GAL ' ILL ' ETC 'ET AP ' REX HVNG .'

The reverse of the coin features the coat of arms of Austria overlaid on a crowned Imperial double-headed eagle. The date and the face value of the coin are written twice in Latin and German. The Latin information lies at the top of the gold coin: 'C CORON' for 100 Corona and 'MDCCCCXV' for the date, although 1915 is typically written as MCMXV.