Wurttemberg 1825 3 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3602 in Künker sale 440 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €70 (about US$96 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Wilhelm I., 1816-1864. 3 Kreuzer 1825. Kleiner Kopf. Vorzüglich +. Erworben im Juni 1991 aus dem Lager der Münzhandlung Sonntag, Stuttgart. (kingdom of Württemberg, William I, 1816-64, three kreuzer of 1825, small head. Extremely fine or better.)"
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 1824-25.
Recorded mintage: 337,358.
Specification: 1.35 g, 0.333 fine silver, this specimen 1,36 g.
Catalog reference: KM 541, AKS 103 var.; J. 41 b var.; Klein/Raff 81.2.
- 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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- 1824-W kreuzer
- 1824 3 kreuzer
- 1824-W 12 kreuzer
- 1824-W gulden
- 1824-W double gulden
- 1824 10 gulden
- 1825 6 kreuzer, round arms
- 1825 12 kreuzer
- 1825 24 kreuzer
- 1825-W gulden
- 1825 kronenthaler
- 1825-W double gulden, "WURTTEMB."
- 1825-W double gulden, "WURTTEMBERG"
- 1825 5 gulden
- 1826 3 kreuzer
- 1826 thaler
- Coins and currency dated 1825