Wurttemberg 1825 24 kreuzer

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Künker Auction 440, lot 3591

This specimen was lot 3591 in Künker sale 440 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €440 (about US$605 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Wilhelm I., 1816-1864. 24 Kreuzer 1825. Ohne Stempelschneidersignatur auf der Vorderseite und ohne Punkt nach 24 . K auf der Rückseite. Mit geriffeltem Rand. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Fast Stempelglanz. Erworben im Februar 1989 aus dem Lager der BW-Bank, Stuttgart. (kingdom of Württemberg, William I, 1816-64, twenty-four kreuzer of 1825, without engraver's initial on the obverse and without dot after "24 . K" on the reverse; with reeded edge. Very rare in this quality, about 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 1824-25 to the specification of the old twenty kreuzer. It comes with or without the engraver's initial "W".

Recorded mintage: 19,023 all varieties.

Specification: 6.68 g, 0.583 fine silver, 27 mm diameter, reeded edge, this specimen 6,71 g.

Catalog reference: KM 550, AKS 87 Anm.; J. 47; Klein/Raff 75.1.

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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