Hey All,
New to the forum, thanks for having me. I came across this little brass token in my collecting efforts, and haven't been able to find any documentation on tokens matching this one. From what I can tell, based on a similar example, this is an Austrian wage token for 1 Krone.
The front is fairly simple, a wreath about the denomination, “1 KRONE”, with a circle of dots approximately bordering the design. The strike appears to have been slightly misaligned.
The rear has the text “ALLGEMEINER SPAR UND CONSUM* VEREIN” circling the edge, with the text “BRUCK A/M” in the center (presumably for the ‘Bruck am der Mur,’ maybe giving a hint for location) accompanied by vine-like ornamentation. Concerning the starred ‘consum,’ the ‘s’ is actually backwards on the coin.
I'm not sure if this would suggest this to be a counterfeit, but it seems difficult to make that kind of mistake on a original pattern.
If anyone has any information or resources that could help, feel free to share!
Thanks.
