Wurttemberg 1845 3 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3622 in Künker sale 440 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €45 (about US$62 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Wilhelm I., 1816-1864. 3 Kreuzer 1845. Mit WÜRTTB . auf der Vorderseite. Vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Erworben im Juni 1988 aus dem Lager der Münzenetage H. Schulz, Stuttgart. (kingdom of Württemberg, William I, 1816-64, three kreuzer of 1845, with "WÜRTTB ." on the obverse. 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. One gulden was sixty kreuzer. This type was struck 1842-56.
Recorded mintage: 458,614.
Specification: 1.29 g, 0.333 fine silver, 17 mm diameter, plain edge, this specimen 1,27 g.
Catalog reference: KM 591, AKS 106; J. 67; Klein/Raff 102.4.
- 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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