Austrian Netherlands 1787-F 1/2 souverain d'or Fr-445

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Künker sale 352, lot 1642
Sincona sale 87, lot 2939
Künker sale 423, lot 204

The first specimen was lot 1642 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,897 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Josef II. 1765-1790. 1/2 Souverain d'or 1787, F, Hall, für die Niederlande. GOLD. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar. Stempelglanz. (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph II, 1765-90, half souverain d'or of 1787, Hall mint, for the Netherlands. Scarce in this quality, choice, uncirculated.)"

This type is filed under the Austrian Netherlands, an area which is now Belgium and Luxembourg. Besides Hall, similar coins are known from Vienna and Brussels. The type was struck 1786-90 and previous souverains d'or date back to the reign of Maria Theresa. The second specimen was lot 2939 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 950 CHF (about US$1,279 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[2] noted,

"RDR / ÖSTERREICH, Joseph II. 1765-1790. 1/2 Souverain d'or 1787 F, Hall. Prägung für die Niederlande. NGC MS63. Kleine Randfehler. Das durch NGC zweithöchstbewertete Exemplar. (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph II, 1765-90, half souverain d'or of 1787, Hall mint, struck for the Netherlands. Minor edge flaws, Second finest certified by NGC.)"

The third specimen was lot 204 in Künker Auction 423 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €850 (about US$1,204 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[3] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Joseph II., 1765-1790. 1/2 Sovrano 1786 F, Hall, für die Niederlande. Büste r. mit Lorbeerkranz, darunter die Münzstättensignatur F//Gekröntes Wappen der Österreichischen Niederlande, umher die Kette des Ordens vom Goldenen Vlies, dahinter Andreaskreuz. GOLD. Vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Gerhard Hirsch 136, München 1983, Nr. 543. (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph II, 1765-90, gold half sovereign of 1786, Hall mint, struck for the Netherlands. Obverse: laureate bust right, mintmark below; reverse: crowned arms of the Austrian Netherlands, order chain around, over a St. Andrews cross. Extremely fine.)"

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 5.53 g, 0.919 fine gold, the first specimen 5,55 g, the second specimen 5.55 g, the third specimen 5,55 g.

Catalog reference: Herinek 101, KM 35, Fr-445; J. 45.

Source:

  • 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.
  • Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
  • Heinz Moser and Heinz Tursky, Die Munzstatte Hall in Tirol, 2 vols. Innsbruck: Verlag Dr Rudolf Erhad, 1981.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
  • [2]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
  • [3]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 423: Coins and medals from Tyrol - The collection of Dipl.-Ing. Hermann Wohnlich., Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

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