View source for Wurttemberg-Oels 1675-SP 15 kreuzer

[[Image:G128-1891o.jpg|300px|thumb|Goldberg sale 128, lot 1891]]
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[[Image:Silesia-Oels 1648.jpg|550px|thumb|Oels in Silesia in 1648]]

This specimen was lot 1891 in Goldberg sale 128 (Los Angeles, June 2022), where it sold for $78. The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "German States: Württemberg-OLS. 15 Kreuzer, 1675-SP. Sylvius Friedrich. Bust right. Reverse: Eagle. NGC graded EF-40." Altho Wurttemberg is in Swabia, the southwest of Germany, the duchy of Oels is in [[German States, Silesia|Silesia]], where a scion of the Wurttemberg dukes married the heiress of one of the original (pre-Austrian) Polish dukes. The dukes struck this denomination 1674-79 and 1694. This type is noted for 1674-75. In the late seventeenth century, one thaler was ninety kreuzer, making this coin one-sixth of a thaler.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' silver.

''Catalog reference:'' KM-10.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
* Craig, William D., ''[[Germany|Germanic]] Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II,'' Mountain View, CA: 1954. 
* <sup>[1]</sup>Goldberg, Ira, Larry Goldberg, Stephen Harvey and Vera Liu, ''Goldberg Sale 128: the Pre-Long Beach Auction,'' Los Angeles: Goldberg Coins and Collectibles, 2022.

''Links to:''
* [[Wurttemberg-Oels 1674-SP 6 kreuzer|1674-SP 6 kreuzer]]
* [[Wurttemberg-Oels 1674-SP thaler Dav-7887|1674 thaler]]
* [[Wurttemberg-Oels 1675-SP 3 kreuzer|1675 3 kreuzer]]
* [[Wurttemberg-Oels 1675-SP thaler Dav-7889]]
* [[Wurttemberg-Oels 1675-SP thaler Dav-7891|1675-SP thaler]]
* [[Wurttemberg-Oels 1676-SP ducat Fr-3274|1676-SP ducat]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1675]]

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