Bohemia 1763 20 kreuzer
This specimen was part of lot 3352 in Sincona Auction 109 (Zürich, October 2026), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$474 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RDR / ÖSTERREICH Maria Theresia, 1740-1780. 20 Kreuzer 1755, Wien. 20 Kreuzer 1763, Prag. 20 Kreuzer 1764, Wien. Lot von 3 Exemplaren. Herinek 831, 841, 929. Vorzüglich-FDC. Überdurchschnittliche Erhaltungen. (3). (Holy Roman Empire, Maria Theresia, 1740-80, twenty kreuzer of 1755, Vienna mint, and twenty kreuzer of 1763, Prague mint, and twenty kreuzer of 1764, Vienna mint. Lot of three pieces. About Uncirculated, Extraordinary conditions.)"
This type was struck 1754-65 at Prague 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: 2,485,000.
Specification: 6.68 g, 0.583 fine silver, 27-28 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 768 (listed under Bohemia).
- 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:
- 1755 20 kreuzer, Vienna mint
- 1763-GR 17 kreuzer, Francis I, Graz mint
- 1763-KB 20 kreuzer, Francis I
- 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
- 1765 20 kreuzer, Vienna mint
- Coins and currency dated 1763