Austria 1645 3 kreuzer KM-852

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Künker sale 423, lot 121

This specimen was lot 121 in Künker Auction 423 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €75 (about US$106 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Erzherzog Ferdinand Karl, 1632-1662. 3 Kreuzer 1645, Hall. Geharnischtes Brustbild r. mit Erzherzogshut und umgelegtem Mantel//Die Wappenschilde von Österreich und Burgund nebeneinander, oben Rosette, unten die Wertzahl 3. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Erworben 1976 von der Kurpfälzischen Münzhandlung, Mannheim. (Holy Roman Empire, archduke Ferdinand Charles, 1632-62, three kreuzer of 1645, Hall mint. Obverse: armored, mantled and capped bust ight; reverse: conjoined arms of Austria and Burgundy under a rosette, the value below. Very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type was struck in large quantities 1638-62 and is common. Other groschen of 1645 include KM 833, KM 835 and KM 837, all struck for Ferdinand III. One thaler was 24 groschen or 72 kreuzer in the seventeenth century.

Recorded mintage: 1,927,000.

Specification: 1.45-1.6 g, silver, this specimen 1,45 g.

Catalog reference: KM 852 (formerly KM 829), M./T. 496 (unlisted date).

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Cuhaj, George S., Thomas Michael and Douglas Nicol, Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd Ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
  • Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 423: Coins and medals from Tyrol - The collection of Dipl.-Ing. Hermann Wohnlich., Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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