Description
The fateful year 1918 marked the end of the
First World War and the fall of three of the
oldest and most influential royal houses in
Europe: the Habsburgs, the Hohenzollerns,
and the Romanovs. This set features silver
coins from Austria, Germany, and Russia
that comprise the last issues of three
families that between them accounted for
some 23 centuries of dynastic rule:
Habsburg: Austria corona, Franz Joseph I
Hohenzollern: Germany ½ Mark, Wilhelm II
Romanov: Russia, 20 kopeks, Nicholas II