Wurttemberg 1837-AD gulden
This specimen was lot 3613 in Künker sale 440 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €1,100 (about US$1,513 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Wilhelm I., 1816-1864. Gulden 1837. Mit A . D . unter dem Kopf (Stempelschneider Gottlob August Dietelbach). Prachtexemplar. Erstabschlag, fast Stempelglanz (prooflike). Privat erworben. (kingdom of Württemberg, William I, 1816-64, gulden of 1837, with initials under the head. Choice example, prooflike first strike, 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 1837-41. It was superseded by KM 574, struck 1839-56 by the millions.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 10.60 g, 0.900 fine silver, 30 mm diameter, this specimen 10,61 g.
Catalog reference: KM 207, AKS 84 Anm.; J. 63; Klein/Raff 93.
- 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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