Wurttemberg 1812-ILW 20 kreuzer KM-521
This specimen was lot 4518 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €500 (about US$654 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WÜRTTEMBERG, WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH. Friedrich II. (I.), 1797-1806-1816. 20 Kreuzer 1812. Herrliche Patina, leicht justiert, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. (Germany, kingdom of Wurttemberg, Frederick I, 1806-16, twenty kreuzer of 1812. Beautiful patina, lightly adjusted, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1812 only and is scarce despite the substantial mintage. It superseded KM 510 with the long haired bust facing left.
Recorded mintage: 105,000.
Specification: 6.68 g, 0.583 fine silver, this specimen 6.65 g.
Catalog reference: KM 521, AKS 46; J. 16.
- 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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