Franz I (II), 1792-1835, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire until 1806 (Franz II), Emperor of Austria in 1804. Medal (20 Ducats) 1816, AV 49 mm, 69.70 g. On the occasion of the marriage to Karoline Auguste of Bayern. Dies by Johann Baptist Harnisch. FRANCISCVS AVST IMP ET CAROLINA AVGVSTA MAX B R F Busts of the couple facing each other, the engraver's signature I HARNISCH F below. Rev. CONCORDIA - ET VIRTVS Austria with cornucopiae standing left, sacrificing at an altar with the legend VOTA / PVBLICA, on the right an oak on which are leant the shilelds of arms of Austria and Bavaria, in exergue NVPTIAE CELEBRATAE / VIDOB DIE X NOV / MDCCCXVI. Montenuovo coll. 2458 (AR); Wittelsbach 2788. Extremely rare in gold. Some very small marks on reverse, otherwise Fdc NGC MS 62 DPL Top Pop (2188217-001) Privately purchased from J. Schulman, Amsterdam 1.4.1939 (note in the diary: 'very rare'). For Franz I it was already his fourth marriage, for Karoline Auguste her second, after her unhappy first marriage to Crown Prince Wilhelm (I) of Württemberg was finally annulled on 12 January 1816. Please find here the video of the coin