Austria 1753 17 kreuzer KM-1782

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Sincona Auction 109, part of lot 3351
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This specimen was part of lot 3351 in Sincona Auction 109 (Zürich, October 2026), where it sold for 575 CHF (about US$838 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. 17 Kreuzer 1753/2, Wien. Die Jahreszahl im Stempel geändert aus 1752. 17 Kreuzer 1762 KB, Kremnitz. Lot von 2 Exemplaren. Vorzüglich-FDC. Kremnitz: Leicht justiert. (2). (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, seventeen kreuzer of 1753, Vienna mint, 1753/2 overdate, and seventeen kreuzer of 1762, Kremnitz mint. Lot of two pieces. About Uncirculated, Minor adjustment marks on the 1762.)"

We don't know what prompted the issue of this denomination, which competed with contemporary ten, fifteen and twenty kreuzer, but various types were issued 1751-65 from Vienna, Prague, Nagybanya, Kremnitz, Karlsburg, Hall and Graz. The type with Maria Theresia on the obverse is known from Vienna (shown here), Graz (KM 1795) and Hall (KM 1796). They are not mintmarked but vary in the arms depicted on the eagle's breast on the reverse. This denomination was struck at Vienna 1751-54 and 1761-65. Others were struck with the bust of Francis I (KM 2062). In the early eighteenth century, one thaler was ninety kreuzer but rose to 120 kreuzer during Maria Theresia's reign.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.1-6.2 g, 0.542 fine silver, 28-29 mm diameter, this specimen 6.13 g.

Catalog reference: KM 1782, Herinek 1021.

Sources:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Richter, Jurg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 109: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.

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