Austria 1757-HA 20 kreuzer
This specimen was part of lot 3381 in Sincona Auction 109 (Zürich, October 2026), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$364 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Franz I. 1745-1765. 20 Kreuzer 1756 PR, Prag. 20 Kreuzer 1757 HA, Hall. 20 Kreuzer 1760 NB, Nagybanya. 20 Kreuzer 1763, Wien. Lot von 4 Exemplaren. Vorzüglich. 1756: Schrötlingsriss. (4). (Holy Roman Empire, Francis I, 1745-65, twenty kreuzers of 1756 (Prague), 1757 (Hall), 1760 (Nagybanya) and 1763 (Vienna), lot of four pieces. Extremely Fine, Flan crack on the 1756.)"
This type was struck 1754-65 at all the mints as part of the implementation of the convention thaler of 120 kreuzer. It displaced the prior fifteen and thirty kreuzer and is common.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.68 g, 0.583 fine silver, 27 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 2028, Huszar 1800, Moser/Tursky 1101, Herinek 287.
- 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.
- Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
- [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.
Links:
- 1756-PR 20 kreuzer, Prague mint, Francis I
- 1757 kreuzer, Hall mint
- Salzburg 1757 20 kreuzer
- 1757 thaler, Vienna mint, Maria Theresia
- 1757 thaler, Hall mint, Maria Theresia
- 1757-HA thaler, Hall mint, Francis I
- 1757 thaler, Prague mint
- 1757-PR thaler, Prague mint, Francis I
- 1757-KB thaler, Kremnitz mint, Francis I
- 1757-WI ducat, Vienna mint, Francis I
- 1757-CA ducat, Karlsburg mint, Francis I
- 1760-NB 20 kreuzer, Nagybanya mint, Francis I
- Coins and currency dated 1757