Wurttemberg 1817 6 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3571 in Künker sale 440 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €380 (about US$523 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Wilhelm I., 1816-1864. 6 Kreuzer 1817. Mit kleiner Krone auf der Vorderseite und KOENIGL : WÜRT : SCHEIDEMÜNZ auf der Rückseite. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Privat erworben. (kingdom of Württemberg, William I, 1816-64, six kreuzer of 1817. Obverse: small crown; reverse: "KOENIGL : WÜRT : SCHEIDEMÜNZ". Extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
King William began his reign as a liberal, granting Württemberg a constitution and reforming taxes, customs duties and agriculture, but grew reactionary after the revolutions of 1848. The convention thaler, last struck in 1818, was 120 kreuzer. This type was struck 1817-18.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.70 g, 0.333 fine silver, 20 mm diameter, this specimen 2,43 g.
Catalog reference: KM 524, AKS 94; J. 31; Klein/Raff 56.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- 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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