Sample of coronation, or offertory coins

Samples of the coronation, or offertory coins from 1741. From 1608 till 1784, the Holy crown was kept at the corner-tower of the caste of Pressburg under the protection of the Crown Guard. In 1782, Joseph II decided that the crown, like the other royal regalia of the Habsburg Monarchy, had to be transferred to Vienna. The transportation occurred in 1784. The emperor declared: “there is no worthier place to be find for it, and where the king is, there shall be the crown as well”.
Reference Nr.: HU MNL OL A 39 1790/5903.