View source for Jagerndorf 1572 60 kreuzer KM-MB27

[[Image:K406-4411.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 406, lot 4411]]
[[Image:Silesia 1648.JPG|550px|thumb|Silesia in 1648. Jagerndorf is between Neisse and Troppau]]

This specimen was lot 4411 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €3,800 (about US$4,986 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHLESIEN, JÄGERNDORF, HERZOGTUM, Georg Friedrich, 1543-1603. Guldentaler (60 Kreuzer) 1572, Jägerndorf, mit Titel Maximilians II. Von großer Seltenheit. Hübsche Patina, sehr schön.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Silesia|Silesia]], duchy of Jagerndorf, George Frederick, 1543-1603, gulden of sixty kreuzer of 1572, Jagerndorf mint, struck in the name of Maximilian II. Extremely rare, handsome patina, very fine.)"</blockquote> Silesia is considered a German State even tho the province was then under Austrian rule and is now in [[Poland]]. Jagerndorf, in upper Silesia, was part of Silesia that [[Austria]] retained after Frederick the Great conquered the major portion for Prussia in 1741-45. For many generations it was held by the princes of Liechtenstein. It is now part of the Czech Republic. This rare type is known for 1571-76. It was during this time that the [[Jagerndorf 1581 thaler Dav-9324|thaler]] rose from sixty kreuzer to 72 kreuzer, making the guldenthaler 5/6 of a thaler. Another guldenthaler of 1572 (KM MB21/Dav-66) has a capped bust of the duke.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 24,38 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM MB27, Dav-68; F. u. S. 3246; v. Schr. 1062 var; Slg. Grüber (Auktion Künker 267) -. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* Davenport, John S., ''Silver Gulden, 1559-1763,'' Frankfurt am Main, Numismatischer Verlag P. N. Schulten, 1982.
* Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Jagerndorf 1581 thaler Dav-9324|1581 thaler]]
* [[Jagerndorf 1583 1/2 thaler|1583 half thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1572]]

[[Category: Selections from Kunker sale 403, 404, 405, 406]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]]