View source for Westphalia 1811-C 2/3 thaler KM-116

[[Image:K354-5929.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 354, lot 5929]]
[[Image:Westphalia 1812.jpg|550px|thumb|kingdom of Westphalia in 1812, from Shepherd's atlas]]

This specimen was lot 5929 in Künker sale 354 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €340 (about US$473 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''WESTPHALEN, KÖNIGREICH, Hieronymus Napoleon, 1807-1813. Gulden 1811, C. Ausbeute. Winz. Randfehler, fast vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], kingdom of Westphalia, Jerome Napoleon, 1807-13, gulden of 1811, for the mines. Minor edge defects, about extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The kingdom of Westphalia was a puppet state set up by Napoleon to enforce the Continental System (no trading with Great Britain) in north Germany. Jerome, Napoleon's brother, served him faithfully, stripping his domain of men and money for the Russian campaign. The kingdom collapsed after the battle of Leipzig. At the Congress of Vienna, the area was restored to its former lords, Hannover and Prussia. This type was struck 1811-13 at the Cassel mint. Another gulden or 2/3 thaler was struck in 1811 for regular circulation ([[Westphalia 1811-C 2/3 thaler KM-117|KM 117]]). The thalers of 1811 ([[Westphalia 1811-C thaler Dav-933|Dav-933]], [[Westphalia 1811-C thaler Dav-934|-934]]) are rare. 

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 13.08 g, 0.994 fine silver, this specimen 13,06 g. 

''Catalog reference:'' KM 116, AKS 26; J. 18. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* 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, ''Künker Auktion 354: Munzen und Medaillen aus Mittelalter und Neuzeit u. a. Braunschweig-Luneburg.'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

''Link to:''
* [[Westphalia 1810-B 24 mariengroschen|1810-B 24 mariengroschen]]
* [[Westphalia 1810-C 2/3 thaler KM-106|1810-C ⅔ thaler]]
* [[Westphalia 1811-C 2/3 thaler KM-117|1811 ⅔ thaler]]
* [[Westphalia 1811-C thaler Dav-933|1811 thaler]]
* [[Westphalia 1811-C thaler Dav-934|1811 mining thaler]]
* [[Westphalia 1812-C 2/3 thaler|1812-C ⅔ thaler]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1811]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 351, 352, 353, 354]][[Category: Minor coinage of the German states]]