Wurttemberg 1842 kreuzer KM-576

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Künker Auction 440, lot 3623

This specimen was lot 3623 in Künker sale 440 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €480 (about US$660 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Wilhelm I., 1816-1864. Kreuzer 1842. Mit WÜRTTEMBERG auf der Vorderseite. Stempelglanz. Erworben im Oktober 1991 aus dem Lager der Kreissparkasse Esslingen. (kingdom of Württemberg, William I, 1816-64, kreuzer of 1842, with "WÜRTTEMBERG" on the obverse. 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. One gulden was sixty kreuzer. This type was struck 1839-42 and was superseded by KM 590 (obverse legend "KÖNIGR. WÜRTTB."), struck 1842-57.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.65 g, 0.250 fine silver, 14 mm diameter, this specimen 0,77 g.

Catalog reference: KM-576, AKS 109; J. 60; Klein/Raff 103.3.

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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