Obverse: Conjoined busts of Francis Joseph I and his spouse Elizabeth, also known as "Sissi" right.
Legend: FRANC . IOS . I . D . G . AVSTR . IMP . ET . HVNG . REX . AP . * ELISABETHA . IMP . ET . REG . *
Comment: He is laureated, she is wearing a diadem and necklase with rose pendants.
Reverse: Seated togate alegoric figure of the Austrian Empire left, holding rudder and cornucopia.
Legend: QVINTVM . MATRIMONII . LVSTRVM . CELEBRANT . XXIV . APRILLIS : MDCCCLXXIX *
Edge Inscription: ZWEI GULDEN. KET FORINT .
Mint Place: Vienna
Mintage: 275,000 pcs
Reference: Davenport 31, Hauser 332, KM-X#M5.
Denomination: 2 Gulden / 2 Forint (Doppelgulden = Double Gulden/ Forint )
Weight: 24.71 gram of Silver (.900) .7144 oz. ASW
Diameter: 36 mm
When the Gulden was decimalized in 1857, new coins were issued in denominations of ½ (actually written 5/10), 1, 2 and 4 Kreuzer in copper, with silver coins of 5, 10 and 20 Kreuzer, ¼, 1 and 2 Florin and 1 and 2 Vereinsthaler and gold coins of 4 and 8 Florin or 10 and 20 francs. The name florin comes from the city of Florence, Italy where the first florins were minted.