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[[Image:K424-0634.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker Auction 424, lot 634]]

This specimen was lot 634 in Künker Auction 424 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €9,000 (about US$12,744 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''DEUTSCHE MÜNZEN UND MEDAILLEN · PASSAU, BISTUM Urban von Trennbach, 1561-1598. 30 Kreuzer (1/2 Reichsguldiner) 1574, Passau, mit Titel Maximilians II. Von großer Seltenheit. Feine Patina, fast vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Passau|bishopric of Passau]], Urban von Trennbach, 1561-1598, thirty kreuzer or half guldiner of 1574, struck in the name of Maximilian II. Extremly rare, fine patina, about extremely fine.)"</blockquote> After the mid-sixteenth century, the gulden and the thaler diverged, the gulden remaining sixty kreuzer while the thaler rose to 72 kreuzer. This is a half gulden or 5/12 thaler. The bishopric of Passau was annexed to Bavaria in 1803 and 1805.

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specifications'': silver, this specimen 12,27 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM MB73, Kellner 103. 

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' 
* Nicol, N. Douglas, Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of German Coins, 1501-Present, 3rd ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 424: Münster, Osnabrück, and the Peace of Westphalia | The Fuggers, Leuchtenberg, and Passau | The Collection of a German Manufacturer and History Enthusiast, Part 3, e.g.,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

''Links:''
* [[Passau 1537 1/2 thaler|1537 half thaler]]
* [[Passau 1563 2 ducats Fr-2064|1563 double ducat]]
* [[Regensburg 1574 30 kreuzer]]
* [[Passau 1674 kreuzer|1674 kreuzer]]
* [[Passau 1674 2 kreuzer|1674 2 kreuzer (half batzen)]]
* [[Passau 1674 1/6 ducat Fr-2067|1674 1/6 ducat]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1574]]

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