Wurttemberg 1798 3 kreuzer

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Künker Auction 440, lot 3506

This specimen was lot 3506 in Künker sale 440 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €300 (about US$413 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Friedrich II. (I.), 1797-1806-1816. 3 Kreuzer 1798, Stuttgart. Mit Monogramm F II . und die Wertzahl 3 in oben eckiger Einfassung, die Rückseite mit spatenblattförmigem Schild. R Winz. Schrötlingsfehler, fast vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Fritz Rudolf Künker 80, Osnabrück 2003, Nr. 2789. (duchy of Württemberg, Frederick II, 1797-1816, three kreuzer of 1798, Stuttgart mint. Obverse with monogram "F II ." and value in escutcheon; reverse with pointed shield. Rare, minor planchet defects, about extremely fine.)"

This scarce type was struck 1798 only. One convention thaler was 120 kreuzer. Frederick's support of Napoleon was rewarded with promotion from duke to king in 1806, along with a substantial addition of territory as mediatization swept away the free cities and ecclesiastical states.

Recorded mintage: 67,500.

Specification: 1.35 g, 0.333 fine silver, this specimen 1,24 g.

Catalog reference: KM 461, AKS 9; Klein/Raff 10.

Sources:

  • 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, Frühjahrs-Auktion 440: Württemberg Coin History | The Heinz-Falk Gaiser Collection, Part 3 | The Duchy, Electorate, and Kingdom of Württemberg (1797-1918), Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

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