Wurttemberg 1813 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3558 in Künker sale 440 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €950 (about US$1,307 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Friedrich II. (I.), 1797-1806-1816. Kreuzer 1813. Prachtexemplar. Fast Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Auktion Münzhandlung Sonntag 25, Stuttgart 2017, Nr. 1345. (kingdom of Württemberg, Frederick I, 1806-16, kreuzer of 1813. Choice example, about uncirculated.)"
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: 1,419,000.
Specification: 0.7 g, billon, 15 mm diameter, this specimen 0,75 g.
Catalog reference: KM 499, AKS 54; J. 7; Klein/Raff 47.6.
- 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: