Wurttemberg 1825 12 kreuzer

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Künker Auction 440, lot 3595

This specimen was lot 3595 in Künker sale 440 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €360 (about US$495 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Wilhelm I., 1816-1864. 12 Kreuzer 1825. Ohne Stempelschneidersignatur und mit KOEN · auf der Vorderseite. Mit geriffeltem Rand. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Erworben im Juni 1988 aus dem Lager der Münzhandlung Sonntag, Stuttgart. (kingdom of Württemberg, William I, 1816-64, twelve kreuzer of 1825, without engraver's initial and with "KOEN ·" on the obverse and reeded edge. 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 or two gulden. We believe the kronenthaler, which was struck 1818-37, was made equal to 144 kreuzer. This type was struck in 1825 to the specification of the old ten kreuzer.

Recorded mintage: 21,044.

Specification: 3.90 g, 0.500 fine silver, this specimen 3,89 g.

Catalog reference: KM 557, AKS 91; J. 45 b; Klein/Raff 77.1.

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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