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[[Image:K441-4630.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker Auction 441, lot 4630]]
[[Image:Ratzeburg 1648.jpg|550px|thumb|Wismar in 1648, east of Ratzeburg, from Droysen's atlas]]

This specimen was lot 4630 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €2,000 (about US$2,752 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''WISMAR, STADT Reichstaler (32 Schilling) 1622, mit Titel Ferdinands II. Der Rost auf der Vorderseite mit sechs Stäben und die Münzmeistersignatur in der Umschrift nach MONETA NOVA. Sehr schön +. Exemplar der Auktion Dr. Busso Peus Nachf. 370, Frankfurt/Main 2001, Nr. 3010.'' ([[German States, Wismar|city of Wismar]], thaler or 32 schilling of 1622, struck in the name of Ferdinand II. The grille on the obverse has six bars, and the mint master's signature in the legend follows MONETA NOVA. Very fine or better.)"</blockquote> This type was issued 1622-23 only and is scarce. Wismar was under Swedish rule 1648-1803.

''Recorded mintage'': unknown.

''Specification'': silver, this specimen 28,39 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 57, [[Silver crowns by Davenport number|Dav-5939]]; Kunzel 193 C/g. 

''[[Bibliography|Sources:]]'' 
* 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. 
* Davenport, John S., ''German Church and City Talers, 1600-1700,'' Galesburg, IL, 1967.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Frühjahrs-Auktion 441: Orders and Decorations from the Estate of Wilhelm, Duke of Bavaria (1752–1837), among others | Coins and Medals from the Middle Ages and Modern times, particularly Denmark, Habsburg, Norway, and Saxony,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.

''Links:''
* [[Wismar 1608 thaler Dav-5935|1608 thaler]]
* [[Wismar 1661 1/48 thaler]] = schilling
* [[Coins and currency dated 1622]]

[[Category:Selections from Kunker sale 439, 440, 441]][[Category:Silver thalers of Germany]]