Wurttemberg 1835 3 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3604 in Künker sale 440 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €25 (about US$34 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Wilhelm I., 1816-1864. 3 Kreuzer 1835. Mit kleinerem Kopf. Kl. Probierspur am Rand, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Exemplar der Auktion Frankfurter Münzhandlung 144, Frankfurt/Main 1995, Nr. 1688. (kingdom of Württemberg, William I, 1816-64, three kreuzer of 1835, with smaller head. Tooling on the 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 1826-37.
Recorded mintage: 180,942.
Specification: 1.35 g, 0.333 fine silver, this specimen 1,37 g.
Catalog reference: KM 565, AKS 104 Anm.; J. 51; Klein/Raff 82.10.
- 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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