Austria - 1808

20 Kreuzer
Obverse - Austria - 20 Kreuzer 1808 Reverse - Austria - 20 Kreuzer 1808
Obverse - Bust of Francis I (II), facing right.
Legend, AVST . IMPERATOR . FRANCISVS I . D . G .
Mintmark, C
Reverse - Imperial coat of arms, the number 20 within a device that appears to be formed of branches.
Legend, D . LO . SAL . WIRC . 1808 . HVN . BOH . GAL . REX . A . A .
Size, 26 mm.
 

The scratches on the obverse at 7 o'clock and the reverse at 5 o'clock is probably the result of a mint worker adjusting the weight of the coin. This coin is impossibly silver, though the photo doesn't show it well, and has probably been chemically cleaned.