View source for Nurnberg 1620 30 kreuzer KM-41

[[Image:K386-05340.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 386, lot 5340]]

This specimen was lot 5340 in Künker sale 386 (Osnabrück, March 2023), where it sold for €1,300 (about US$1,680 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''NÜRNBERG, STADT, 1/2 Guldentaler (30 Kreuzer) 1620, mit Titel Ferdinands II. RR Sehr schön.'' (city of [[German States, Nurnberg|Nuremberg]], half gulden or thirty kreuzer of 1620, struck in the name of Ferdinand II. Very rare, very fine.)"</blockquote> This type was struck 1620-32 and is slightly scarce per the SCWC. Another half gulden, KM-75, features an angel supporting one shield on the obverse.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver, this specimen 12,00 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 41, Kellner 213. 

''[[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>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 386: Brakteaten | Mainz | Bibliothek Prof. Dr. Niklot Klüßendorf | Mittelalter und Neuzeit | Goldprägungen | Deutsche Münzen ab 1871,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2023. 

''Link to:''
* [[Nurnberg 1619 60 kreuzer|1619 60 kreuzer (gulden)]]
* [[Nurnberg 1620 goldgulden Fr-1814|1620 goldgulden]]
* [[Nurnberg 1621 goldgulden Fr-1816|1621 ungeldgoldgulden]]
* [[Nurnberg 1622 15 kreuzer KM-60]] kipper issue
* [[Nurnberg 1622 30 kreuzer KM-62]] kipper issue
* [[Coins and currency dated 1620]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 384, 385, 386]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]]