Hungary 1680-KB 15 krajczar
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This specimen was lot 45968 in Stack's Bowers Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction (Pittsburgh, September 2026), where it sold for $109. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY. 15 Kreuzer, 1680-KB. Kremnica Mint. Leopold I. NGC AU Details--Cleaned." This type was issued 1661-67, 1674-86 from Kremnitz with a very similar coin (KM 191) issued 1674-95 from Nagybánya. In German, this coin was also known as a 15 kreuzer. At the time, 60 krajczar = 1 forint, 2 forint = 1 thaler; 15 krajczar = 1/8 thaler. Hungary in the 1680's was in the process of being "liberated" from the Turks by the Austrians.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 6.25 g, silver, 30-31 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-175.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, Summer 2026 Global Showcase Auction, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2026.
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