Austria 1795-C 1/4 kronenthaler
This specimen was lot 1188 in Jean Elsen sale 164 (Brussels, March 2026), where it sold for €240 (about US$334 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BRABANT, Duché, François II (1792-1797), AR quart de couronne, 1795 C, Prague. Type brabançon. D/ T. laurée à d. R/ Croix de Bourgogne entre trois couronnes, ornée du bijou de la Toison d'or. Traces d'ajustage. Belle patine. Superbe. (duchy of Brabant, Francis II, 1792-97, silver quarter kronenthaler of 1795, Prague mint, Brabazon type. Obverse: laureate head right; reverse: Burgundian cross between three crowns, decorated with the jewel of the Golden Fleece. Light adjustment marks, nice patina, Extremely Fine.)"
This denomination was struck at Vienna ("A"), Kremnitz ("B"), Prague ("C"), Karlsburg ("E") and Nagybanya ("G") 1792-97 and has a low catalog value.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 7.36 g, 0.873 fine silver, .206 troy oz ASW; this specimen 7,37 g.
Catalog reference: KM 60 (listed under Austria, Austria-Netherlands altho none were made there), Jaeckel 132; Her. 527.
- 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 164: Monnaies du duché de Brabant et du royaume de Belgique, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils S.A., 2026.
Link to:
- 1792-A quarter kronenthaler, Vienna mint, Francis II
- 1793-B quarter kronenthaler, Kremnitz mint
- 1794-A kronenthaler, Vienna mint
- Austria 1795-C 12 kreuzer Prague mint
- 1795-H kronenthaler, Günzburg mint
- 1795-B souverain d'or, Kremnitz mint
- 1795-A quadruple ducat, Vienna mint
- Coins and currency dated 1795