Hungary 1688-KB 15 krajczar

Steve Album sale 54, lot 2761

This specimen was lot 2761 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $156. The catalog description^[1] noted, "HUNGARY: Leopold I, 1657-1705, AR 15 krajczar, Kremnitz, 1688-KB, variety with narrower bust, lightly toned obverse, some luster, VF-XF." This type was struck at the Kremnitz mint in Slovakia 1685-90. This older bust shows the emperor with curly or wavy hair whereas earlier fifteen kreuzer showed the emperor with straight hair. Fifteen kreuzer was one quarter forint or gulden or one-sixth of a thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown but common.

Specification: 6.25 g, silver, 30-31 mm diameter, this specimen 5.92 g.

Catalog reference: KM-208, Herinek-1057var.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• ^[1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• 1686 15 krajczar
• 1686-NB sixth ducat, Nagybánya mint
• 1687 15 krajczar
• 1688 thaler
• 1688 ducat
• 1688 10 ducats
• Coins and currency dated 1688