Mainz 1794-IA 20 kreuzer

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Künker sale 386, part of lot 4831

This specimen was part of lot 4831 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), which sold for €360 (about US$465 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"MAINZ, ERZBISTUM, Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal, 1774-1802. 20 Kreuzer 1794, IA, Mainz. Dazu: 10 Kreuzer 1795; 5 Kreuzer 1795; 3 Kreuzer 1796; Kreuzer 1795 (3x); Ku.-1/4 Kreuzer 1795; Ku.-1/4 Kreuzer 1795 (2x); 1/48 Taler 1788, 1789. 12 Stück., Schön bis fast Stempelglanz. (archbishopric of Mainz, Frederick Charles Joseph of Erthal, 1774-1802, twenty kreuzer, Mainz mint. Included are 1795 10 kreuzer, 1795 5 kreuzer, 1796 3 kreuzer, three 1795 kreuzers, three 1795 quarter kreuzers and two 1/48 thalers. Twelve pieces, fine to about uncirculated.)"

Soldiers of revolutionary France occupied Mainz in October 1792, causing the archbishop to flee. Coalition forces besieged and captured the city in July 1793 after a heavy bombardment. This and other issues of 1794-95 were likely struck to celebrate the departure of the French and to reward those involved in the relief of the city. The archbishopric was mediatized in 1803 and partitioned between France (which had annexed the western portion in 1797), Hesse-Darmstadt and Nassau.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 6.68 g, 0.583 fine silver.

Catalog reference: KM 395, Slg. Walther 653; Slg. Pick 790.

Source:

  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023.

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