Wurttemberg 1813 1/2 kreuzer

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Künker Auction 440, lot 3560

This specimen was lot 3560 in Künker sale 440 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €480 (about US$660 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Friedrich II. (I.), 1797-1806-1816. 1/2 Kreuzer 1813. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Lagerliste Fritz Rudolf Künker 116, Osnabrück, November 1995, Nr. 1691. (kingdom of Württemberg, Frederick I, 1806-16, half kreuzer of 1813. Rare in this quality, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1812-16. 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: 571,200.

Specification: 0.104 fine silver, this specimen 0,54 g.

Catalog reference: KM 518, AKS 55; J. 6; Klein/Raff 48.2.

Sources:

  • 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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