Krakow 1835 5 groszy
This specimen was lot 76135 in Stack's Bowers Collectors Choice Online Auction (Costa Mesa, CA, February 2025), where it sold for $780. The catalog description[1] noted, "POLAND. Krakow. 5 Groszy, 1835. PCGS MS-63." Wikipedia comments,
"The Free City of Cracow, and the Republic of Cracow, was a city republic created by the Congress of Vienna in 1815, which included the Polish city of Cracow and its surrounding areas. It was jointly controlled by its three neighbours (Russia, Prussia, and Austria), and was a centre of agitation for an independent Poland. In 1846, in the aftermath of the unsuccessful Kraków Uprising, the Free City of Cracow was annexed by the Austrian Empire."
In 1835, five and ten groszy and one and two zlotych were struck for the state. The obverse legend, "WOLNE MIASTO KRAKOW", translates as "Free City of Krakow".
Recorded mintage: 180,000.
Specification: 1.4 g, silver, 17 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM-C11.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, February 2025 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancients, World Coins & World Paper Money, David B. Simpson Medals & World Coins Part 1, Selections from the Richard Margolis Collection, and Selections from the L. E. Bruun Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2025.
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