View source for Bohemia 1620 24 kreuzer KM-237

[[Image:Bohemia S43-2997.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 43, lot 2997]]
[[Image:Austria K335-4669.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 335, lot 4669]]

The first specimen was lot 2997 in Sincona sale 43 (Zurich, October 2017), where it sold for 450 CHF (aboout US$537 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''TSCHECHIEN | Böhmen, Friedrich V. von der Pfalz (Winterkönig), 1619-1622 Kipper-24 Kreuzer 1620. Prag. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Fast vorzüglich. Leichte Prägeschwächen.'' (kingdom of Bohemia, Frederick V of the Palatinate, the "Winter King", 1619-22, kipper 24 kreuzer of 1620, Prague mint. Rare in this condition, About extremely fine, Slightly weakly struck.)"</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 4669 in Künker sale 335 (Osnabruck, Germany, March 2020), where it sold for €1,200 (about US$1,570 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH. Friedrich von der Pfalz (der Winterkönig), 1619-1621. Kipper-24 Kreuzer 1620, Joachimstal. Münzmeister Centurio Lengefelder. Selten, besonders in dieser Erhaltung. Sehr schön-vorzüglich.'' ([[Austria|Holy Roman Empire]], Frederick of the Palatinate, the "Winter King", 1619-21, kipper 24 kreuzer of 1620, Joachimsthal mint. Rare in this condition, very fine to extremely fine.)"</blockquote> Kipper 24 kreuzer were struck at Kuttenberg, Prague and Joachimsthal for the Protestant Frederick V. Altho nominally a one-third thaler, it is too light and is probably debased as well, being an inflationary issue (1620-24) of the Thirty Years War, along with six, 15, 48, 30, 60, 75, 120, 150 and 300 groschen. Once the kipper period was over, there was a concerted effort to recall and melt down the debased issues, accounting for their rarity today. Among the 24 kreuzer for 1620 are KM-228 (Joachimsthal); -239 ([[Bohemia 1620 24 kreuzer KM-239|Joachimsthal]]); -242 (Joachimsthal); -227 (Kuttenberg); -238 (Kuttenberg); -241 (Kuttenberg); -243 (Kuttenberg); -226 (Prague); -237 (Prague mint, shown here); -240 (Prague).

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, the first specimen 7.59 g, the second specimen 7.62 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' Dietiker 580. Herinek 29, KM 237; the second specimen Dietiker 583; Halacka 682.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona sale 43, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2017.
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014. 
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* <sup>[2]</sup>Künker Münzauktionen und Goldhandel, ''Catalog 335: Bracteates from Upper Swabia and the area of the Lake Constance | Coins and Medals from Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. the Dr. Karl Walter Bach Collection of coins of the Austrian nobility, Special collections of Bavaria, Lubeck, Wurttemberg as well as siege coins from the Eberhard Link Collection.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2020.

''Link to:''
* [[Bohemia 1619 24 kreuzer KM-227]] kipper
* [[Bohemia 1620-CC 12 kreuzer KM-241]] kipper issue of the Bohemian estates, Olmutz mint
* [[Bohemia 1620 24 kreuzer KM-239]] kipper, Joachimsthal mint
* [[Bohemia 1620 24 kreuzer KM-238|1620 24 kreuzer, kipper issue of Frederick V, Kuttenberg mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1620 48 kreuzer KM-251]] kipper, Prague mint
* [[Bohemia 1620 48 kreuzer KM-256]] kipper
* [[Bohemia 1620 48 kreuzer KM-253]] kipper, Joachimsthal mint
* [[Bohemia 1620 70 kreuzer KM-263|1620 70 kreuzer, "Kipper-Halbtaler", Kuttenberg mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1622 15 kreuzer KM-328]] kipper issue of Ferdinand II, Prague mint
* [[Bohemia 1622 75 kreuzer KM-298]] kipper issue of Ferdinand II, Prague mint
* [[Bohemia 1622 150 groschen KM-308]] kipper
* [[Coins and currency dated 1620]]
* return to coins of [[Bohemia]]

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