FRANZ der Erste, First Emperor of Austria, 1768-1835. — (PROCLAMATION). Mit wirklichem Kummer sehe Ich den Stand des Kurses der Bancozettel auf der Wiener Börse.

11 December 1809 1 leaf, folded. Folio. Pressburg, 11 December 1809. Printed proclamation to his subjects regarding measures to support the value of state bonds. The eldest son of Emperor Leopold II was, as Franz II Karl Joseph, last Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire until 1806. In 1804, to conterbalance Napoleon's becoming Emperor of France, he called himself Franz I, hereditary Emperor of Austria. Repeated unfortunate wars against France had affected the state finances negatively. - Somewhat browned, cropped. AUSTRIA ; MONEY/GELD ; GESCHICHTE, KULTURGESCHICHTE ; ECONOMICS ;