Wurttemberg 1824 3 kreuzer KM-540

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Künker Auction 440, lot 3601

This specimen was lot 3601 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 Wilhelm I., 1816-1864. 3 Kreuzer 1824. Großer Kopf. Ohne Stempelschneidersignatur unter dem Kopf. Fast Stempelglanz. Privat erworben. (kingdom of Württemberg, William I, 1816-64, three kreuzer of 1824, large head, without engraver's signature.)"

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 or two gulden. We believe the kronenthaler, which was struck 1818-37, was made equal to 144 kreuzer. This type, struck 1823-24, comes with (KM 541) or without the engraver's initial "W" (KM 540).

Recorded mintage: 818,486.

Specification: 0.80 g, 0.147 fine silver, 15.2 mm diameter, this specimen 1,40 g.

Catalog reference: KM 540, AKS 103 Anm.; J. 41 b; Klein/Raff 81.1.

Sources:

  • 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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