Hungary 1848 ducat Fr-227

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Künker sale 264, lot 3507

This specimen was lot 3507 in Künker sale 264 (Osnabrück, June 2015), where it sold for €600 (about US$775 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"Revolution in Ungarn, 1848-1849. Dukat 1848, Kremnitz. Mit magyarischer Umschrift. 3,44 g Feingold. GOLD. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (kingdom of Hungary, revolutionary government, ducat of 1848, Kremnitz mint, Magyar legend. Extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This ducat was issued by the Kossuth rebels during their insurrection against the Hapsburg regime. Disunity among the rebels who made little effort to conciliate the non-Magyar minorities in Hungary and Russian intervention caused the revolt to collapse and Kossuth went into exile. This one year type is actually more common than the regular issue of 1837-48 (Fr-222).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.50 g, 0.986 fine gold, .110 troy oz AGW, 21 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: Herinek 4, Veselý 3, Fr-227; J. 266; Schl. 27; KM 425.

Source:

  • Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
  • Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
  • 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]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 264, Gold coins | Russian Coins and Medals | German Coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2015.

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