Strasbourg 1773-G 20 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 1006 in Sincona sale 63 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$125 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"FRANCE | Strassburg/Strasbourg, Bistum, Ludwig Konstantin von Rohan, 1756-1779. 20 Kreuzer 1773 G, Günzburg. Sehr schön. (France, bishopric of Strasbourg, Louis Constantine of Rohan, 1756-79, twenty kreuzer of 1773, Günzburg mint. Very fine.)"
The bishop, an overmighty French aristocrat who became embroiled in the "Affair of the Diamond Necklace", continued to issue coins long after France had annexed the actual town of Strasbourg. This type is part of the last issue, which included one, five and ten kreuzer of 1773 (KM 141). The bishop (later cardinal) fled France during the Revolution and died in Germany in 1803.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 6.63 g.
Catalog reference: KM 162, Engel/Lehr 309.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 63: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
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