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[[Image:Westphalia 1813 10 taler Ponterio 150-8565.jpg|600px|thumb|Ponterio sale 150, lot 8565]]
[[Image:Westphalia 1812.jpg|600px|thumb|kingdom of Westphalia in 1812, from Shepherd's atlas]]

This coin was lot 8565 in Ponterio sale 150 (Los Angeles, August 2009), where it sold for $4,600. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "[[Germany|GERMANY]]. Westphalia. 10 Taler, 1813-B. Conservatively graded. NGC MS-62." This type was struck 1811-13 but all the dates are rare. In 1813, the Napoleonic puppet state also struck five thalers, twenty franken and forty franken in gold, all rare. 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.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 13.30 g, 0.900 fine gold, .384 troy oz AGW.

''Catalog reference:'' Fr-3513; KM C-16a. 

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
* Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, ''Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed.,'' Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Ponterio, Richard, and Kent Ponterio, ''Ponterio sale 150: The 2009 Los Angeles ANA Auction,'' Irvine, CA: Bowers and Merena, 2009.

''Link to:''
* [[Westphalia 1810-B 5 thaler Fr-3512|1810-B 5 thaler]]
* [[Westphalia 1812-B 10 thaler Fr-3513|1812-B 10 thaler]]
* [[Westphalia 1813-C thaler Dav-933|1813-C thaler]]
* [[Westphalia 1813-C 5 franken]]
* [[Westphalia 1813-C 10 franken]]
* [[Naples 1813 20 lire]]
* [[Naples 1813 40 lire]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1813]]
* return to coins of [[German States, Westphalia]]

[[Category: Selections from Ponterio sale 150]]