Austria 1762-KB 17 kreuzer

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Sincona Auction 109, part of lot 3383

This specimen was part of lot 3383 in Sincona Auction 109 (Zürich, October 2026), where it sold for 425 CHF (about US$619 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Franz I. 1745-1765. 17 Kreuzer 1762 KB, 1764 KB, Kremnitz. Lot von 2 Exemplaren. Vorzüglich-FDC. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltungen. (2). (Holy Roman Empire, Francis I, 1745-65, seventeen kreuzer of 1762 and 1764, Kremnitz mint, lot of two pieces. About Uncirculated, Extraordinary conditions.)"

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, Graz (KM 1795) and Hall (KM 1796). The Maria Theresia issues are not mintmarked but vary in the arms depicted on the eagle's breast on the reverse.

Recorded mintage: 4,091,999.

Specification: 6.1 g, 0.542 fine silver, 29 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 2026.1, Huszar 1803. Herinek 400.

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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