Hungary 1682-KB 15 krajczar
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This specimen was lot 74714 in Stack's Bowers May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, May 2026), where it sold for $109. The catalog description[1] noted, "HUNGARY. 15 Krajczar, 1682-KB. Kremnica Mint. Leopold I. NGC AU-53." This type was issued 1661-86 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; Huszar-1425.
- 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, May 2026 World Premier Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2026.
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