Salzburg 1754 30 kreuzer

Sincona sale 39, lot 4308

This specimen was lot 4308 in Sincona sale 39 (Zürich, May 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"Salzburg, Erzbistum, Sigismund von Schrattenbach, 1753-1771 30 Kreuzer 1754. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Germany, archbishopric of Salzburg, Sigismund von Schrattenbach, 1753-1771, thirty kreuzer of 1754. Very fine-extremely fine.)"

This type, equal to one quarter thaler, is listed for 1754 and 1760 only, with the 1754 being the more common. This is the only issue of this denomination recorded for the archbishopric in the eighteenth century, the archbishop preferring the twenty kreuzer (one-sixth thaler). Thirty kreuzer were minted extensively in Austria.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver; this specimen is 6.82 g.

Catalog reference: KM 379, Zöttl 3026.

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.
• Helmut Zöttl, Salzburg Münzen und Medaillen, 1500-1810, 2 vols. Salzburg: Verlag Fruhwald, 2008.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Auction 39, World coins and medals, coins and medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2017.

Link to:

• 1753 half kreuzer
• 1753 thaler
• 1753 quarter ducat
• 1753 ducat
• 1754 17 kreuzer
• 1754-FMK thaler, arms reverse
• 1754 thaler, St. Rupert reverse
• 1754-MK ducat
• 1755 kreuzer
• 1755 quarter ducat
• 1755 half ducat
• 1755 double ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1754
• return to coins of Austria, Salzburg