Pfalz (1380-85) goldgulden Fr-1965

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Künker sale 336, lot 6595

This specimen was lot 6595 in Künker sale 336 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €800 (about US$1,047 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"PFALZ, PFALZ, KURFÜRSTENTUM, Ruprecht I. 1353-1390. Goldgulden o. J. (1380-1385), Oppenheim. GOLD. Sehr schön. (Germany, electorate of Pfalz, Ruprecht I, 1353-90, undated goldgulden, Oppenheim mint. Very fine.)"

The Palatinate, on the border with France, was divided several times. Friedberg lists this type but does not mention the mints.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.50 g.

Catalog reference: Fr-1965 b; Slg. Memmesh. 2107.

Source:

  • 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.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 336: Gold coins from all over the World|German Coins after 1871. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

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