Bavaria 1846 ducat Fr-276
This specimen was lot 510 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 3,000 CHF (about US$3,950 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "DEUTSCHLAND | Bavaria. Ludwig I. 1825-1848. Dukat 1846, München. Aus Rheingold. Selten. Gutes vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Bavaria, Louis I, 1825-48, ducat of 1846, Munich mint, Rhine gold. Rare, Good extremely fine)." Two types of ducat were issued in the 1840's; this type, with a city view and the legend "EX AURO RHENI" (from Rhenish gold), and KM 806, with a conventional coat of arms on the reverse. Both are scarce. One of the results of unification was the termination of separate coinages for each of the independent states, including Bavaria. No ducats were struck after 1863. Bavaria issued coins using the united empire standard in the denominations of 2, 5, 10 and 20 mark during 1871-1918 when the empire collapsed at the end of World War One. King Ludwig I ruled 1825-48. This is a reissue of a type struck in 1842.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.937 fine gold, this specimen 3.49 g.
Catalog reference: KM 846, Divo/S. 32. Schl. 102. Fr-276.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.
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