Wurttemberg 1808-ILW 10 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3546 in Künker sale 440 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,800 (about US$2,476 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Friedrich II. (I.), 1797-1806-1816. 10 Kreuzer 1808. Stempelschneider Johann Ludwig Wagner. Min. justiert, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz, Erworben im Februar 1989 aus dem Lager der BW-Bank, Stuttgart. (kingdom of Württemberg, Frederick I, 1806-16, ten kreuzer of 1808. Minor adjustment marks, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This scarce type was struck 1808-09. One convention thaler was 120 kreuzer. Frederick, who ascended the throne of Württemberg as a duke, was promoted to king by Napoleon in 1806. He did quite well out of Napoleon's reorganization of Germany and found his realm doubled in size. A timely switching of sides allowed him to keep his gains at the Congress of Vienna.
Recorded mintage: 26,280.
Specification: 6.68 g, 0.583 fine silver, 28 mm diameter, this specimen 3,92 g.
Catalog reference: KM 502, AKS 47; J. 10; Klein/Raff 41.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [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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