Olmutz 1820 thaler Dav-41
This specimen was lot 3773 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 1,500 CHF (about US$1,809 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"Olmütz, Bistum, Rudolph Johann von Österreich, 1819-1830. Konventionstaler 1820, Wien. PCGS MS62. Hübsche Patina. (bishopric of Olmutz, Rudolf John of Austria, 1819-30, convention thaler of 1820, Vienna mint. Attractive patina.)"
Archduke Rudolf Johann was the last archbishop to issue coins for his state. In 1820, he had minted at Vienna a twenty kreuzer, half thaler, thaler (shown here) and ducat. This ecclesiastical state was in Moravia, then part of Austria, now the Czech Republic.
Recorded mintage: unknown but fairly scarce.
Specification: 28.06 g, 0.833 fine silver.
Catalog reference: KM 494, Suchomel/Videman 1205, Dav-41.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.
Link to:
- 1820 20 kreuzer
- Olmutz 1820 1/2 thaler
- 1820 ducat
- Coins and currency dated 1820
- return to coins of Austria, Olmutz