Wurttemberg 1812 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3557 in Künker sale 440 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €240 (about US$330 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Friedrich II. (I.), 1797-1806-1816. Kreuzer 1812. Kl. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion Heidelberger Münzhandlung, Herbert Grün 58, Heidelberg 2011, Nr. 2097. (kingdom of Württemberg, Frederick I, 1806-16, kreuzer of 1812. Planchet laminations, extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1807-16. 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: 1,157,400.
Specification: 0.7 g, billon, 15 mm diameter, this specimen 0,63 g.
Catalog reference: KM 499, AKS 54; J. 7; Klein/Raff 47.5.
- 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.
Links:
- 1810-ILW 20 kreuzer, uniformed bust
- 1810-ILW 20 kreuzer, small bust
- 1810-ILW thaler
- 1810-ILW friedrich d'or
- 1811 6 kreuzer
- 1811-ILW thaler
- 1812-ILW 10 kreuzer, "FRIDERICH KOENIG VON WÜRTEMB."
- 1812-ILW 10 kreuzer, "FRID.KOENIG VON WÜRTEMB."
- 1812-ILW 20 kreuzer, long haired bust left
- 1812-ILW 20 kreuzer, short haired bust right
- 1812-ILW thaler
- 1813 half kreuzer
- 1813 kreuzer
- 1813-ILW ducat
- Coins and currency dated 1812