View source for Austria 1621 48 kreuzer KM-311

[[Image:S77-2891.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 77, lot 2891]]

This specimen was lot 2891 in Sincona sale 77 (Zurich, May 2022), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$486 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''HOLY ROMAN EMPIRE - AUSTRIA. Ferdinand II. 1619-1637. 48-Kipper Kreuzer 1621, Brünn. Münzmeister Hans Pecs, 1621-1622. Rückseitenumschrift mit BVR-MO.MA. Sehr schön. Prägeschwäche.'' ([[Austria]], Ferdinand II, 1619-37, 48 kipper kreuzer of 1621, Brunn mint. Very fine, Weakly struck.)"</blockquote> Kipper 48 kreuzer were struck at Brünn, Klagenfurt, Olmutz, St.-Veit, Vienna, Graz and Hall for the Hapsburg emperor Ferdinand II. Altho nominally a two-thirds 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, 24, 30, 48, 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.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 9.22 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 311, Herinek 862a var. KM 312, also listed for Brünn, is a klippe.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland,'' Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

''Link to:''
* [[Bohemia 1620 48 kreuzer KM-256|1620 48 kipper kreuzer, Kuttenberg mint]]
* [[Austria 1621 24 kreuzer KM-301|1621 24 kipper kreuzer, Brünn mint]]
* [[Austria 1621 60 kreuzer KM-321|1621 60 kipper kreuzer, Brünn mint]]
* [[Austria 1621-BZ 60 kreuzer KM-323|1621-BZ 60 kipper kreuzer, Olmütz mint]]
* [[Austria 1621 thaler Dav-3076|1621 thaler, Vienna mint]]
* [[Alsace 1621 thaler Dav-3168|1621 thaler, Ensisheim mint, date right of bust]]
* [[Alsace 1621 thaler Dav-3169|1621 thaler, Ensisheim mint, date left of bust]]
* [[Alsace 1621 thaler Dav-3346|1621 thaler, Ensisheim mint, Archduke Leopold as Bishop of Strassburg]]
* [[Austria 1621 thaler Dav-3100|1621 thaler, Graz mint]]
* [[Austria 1621 thaler Dav-A3125|1621 thaler, Hall mint]]
* [[Austria 1621-Hall thaler Dav-3330|1621 thaler, Hall mint]]
* [[Austria 1621 thaler Dav-3115|1621 thaler, Klagenfurt mint]]
* [[Alsace (1621) 2 thaler Dav-3339|(1621) double thaler, Ensisheim mint]]
* [[Austria 1621 2 thaler Dav-3101|1621 double thaler, Graz mint]]
* [[Bohemia 1621 10 ducats Fr-38|1621 10 ducats, Prague mint]]
* [[Austria 1622-BZ 48 kreuzer KM-316|1622-BZ 48 kipper kreuzer, Olmutz mint]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1621]]

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