Wurttemberg 1812-ILW 20 kreuzer KM-510

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Künker sale 335, lot 4517

This specimen was lot 4517 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabrück, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €150 (about US$196 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG, WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH. Friedrich II. (I.), 1797-1806-1816. 20 Kreuzer 1812. Seltener Jahrgang. Sehr schön-vorzüglich/vorzüglich. (Germany, kingdom of Wurttemberg, Frederick I, 1806-16, twenty kreuzer of 1812. Rare date, very fine to extremely fine.)"

This type, with the long haired bust facing left, was struck 1810 and 1812. Another twenty kreuzer (KM 521) shows the king facing right with short hair, looking like a car thief.

Recorded mintage: unknown but scarce.

Specification: 6.68 g, 0.583 fine silver, this specimen 6.60 g.

Catalog reference: KM 510, AKS 44; J. 13.

Source:

  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

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