Austria 1550 ducat Fr-41
This specimen was lot 1138 in Sincona Auction 107 (Zürich, October 2026), where it sold for 5,500 CHF (about US$8,013 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Ferdinand I. 1521-1564. Dukat 1550, Klagenfurt. Der gekrönte und geharnischte Erzherzog steht von vorn, geschultertes Zepter in der Rechten, die Linke am Schwertgriff. Rv. Erzherzogshut über dem gespaltenen Schild von Kärnten und Österreich zwischen der Jahreszahl. Selten. Vorzüglich-FDC. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. Erworben für 121 Franken bei der Bank Leu in Zürich am 10.10.1954. (Holy Roman Empire, Ferdinand I, 1521-64, ducat of 1550, Klagenfurt mint. Obverse: the crowned and armored figure of the archduke stands facing, holding a scepter and the pommel of a sword; reverse: capped arms of Carinthia and Austria divides the date. Rare, About Uncirculated, Magnificent condition.)"
This type was struck 1540-56. The later Fr-42 had the date moved to above the crown.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.51 g, 0.999 fine gold, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 3.53 g.
Catalog reference: KM MB392, Hahn 102. MzA 33. Fr-41 var.
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- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 107: The Hugo von Ziegler-Schindler Collection of Numismatic Rarities, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.
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