Austria 1763-WI 20 kreuzer
The first 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.)"
The second specimen was part of lot 3384 in the same sale, where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$510 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Franz I. 1745-1765. 20 Kreuzer 1763 WI, Wien. 20 Kreuzer 1763 KB, Kremnitz. 20 Kreuzer 1765 BC / EVM-D, Kremnitz. Posthume Prägung von 1768. Lot von 3 Exemplaren. Vorzüglich-FDC. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltungen. (3). (Holy Roman Empire, Francis I, 1745-65, twenty kreuzers of 1763 (Vienna), 1763 (Kremnitz) and 1765 (Kremnitz, struck in 1768). Lot of three pieces, About Uncirculated, Extraordinary conditions.)"
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, Herinek 350.
- 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.
Links:
- 1760-NB 20 kreuzer, Nagybanya mint, Francis I
- 1763-GR 17 kreuzer, Francis I, Graz mint
- 1763 20 kreuzer, Prague mint
- 1763-KB 20 kreuzer, Kremnitz mint, Francis I
- 1763 20 kreuzer, Prague mint
- 1763-HA half thaler, Hall mint, Francis I
- 1763 half thaler, Hall mint, Maria Theresia
- 1763-KB half thaler, Kremnitz mint, Francis I
- 1763-KB thaler, Kremnitz mint, Francis I
- 1763-IZV thaler, Vienna mint, Francis I
- 1763 thaler, Hall mint, Maria Theresia
- 1764 20 kreuzer, Vienna mint
- Coins and currency dated 1763