Austria 1760-KB kreuzer
This specimen was part of lot 3375 in Sincona Auction 109 (Zürich, October 2026), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$583 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Franz I. 1745-1765. 3 Kreuzer 1746, Wien. Kreuzer 1760 KB, Kremnitz. Ku.-Kreuzer 1760 W, Wien. Lot von 3 Exemplaren. Vorzüglich-FDC. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltungen. (3). (Holy Roman Empire, Francis I, 1745-65, three kreuzer of 1746, Vienna mint, and one kreuzer of 1760, Kremnitz mint, and a copper kreuzer of 1760, Vienna mint. Lot of three pieces, About Uncirculated, Extraordinary conditions.)"
This billon kreuzer was struck 1747-60 at many mints. In 1760, the copper kreuzer (KM 2007) was introduced to supersede it.
Recorded mintage: 253,000.
Specification: 0.87 g, billon, 19-20 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 2009.1, Huszar 1821, Herinek 624.
- 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.
Links:
- 1759-KB kreuzer, Kremnitz mint, Francis I
- 1760-H copper kreuzer, Hall mint, Maria Theresia
- 1760-W copper kreuzer, Vienna mint, Francis I
- 1760 17 kreuzer, Graz mint, Maria Theresia
- 1760-NB 20 kreuzer, Nagybanya mint, Francis I
- 1760 half thaler, Hall mint
- 1760 thaler, Hall mint
- 1760 thaler, Vienna mint
- 1760-HA thaler, Hall mint, Francis I
- 1760-PR thaler, Francis I, Prague mint
- 1760-CA ducat, Karlsburg mint, Francis I
- 1760 ducat, Vienna mint
- 1761-P copper kreuzer, Prague mint, Maria Theresia
- Coins and currency dated 1760