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[[Image:K406-3941.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 406, lot 3941]]

This specimen was lot 3941 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BAYERN, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1623 KURFÜRSTENTUM, Karl Albert, 1726-1745. 1/2 Karolin 1731, München. GOLD. Hübsche Goldpatina, vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Bavaria|electorate of Bavaria]], Charles Albert, 1726-45, half carolin of 1731, Munich mint. Handsome gold patina, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The eighteenth century saw a fad for absolutist rulers issuing gold coins named after themselves. The most important was the French ''louis d'or'' introduced by Louis XIII and issued until the French Revolution in 1789. In Prussia, Frederick the Great minted the ''friedrichs d'or'' and Denmark alternated between ''frederiks d'or'' and ''christians d'or'' depending on who held the throne. In Bavaria, the ''carolin d'or'' superseded the ''maximilian d'or'' in 1726 but was minted only until 1737 along with half and double ''carolin d'or''. A ''carolin d'or'' was ten gulden. An imperial decree of 1736 banned their production by reason of the low fineness of gold.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 4.85 g, 0.770 fine gold, this specimen 4.88 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 406, Fr-230; Hahn 255.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* 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.
* Michael, Thomas, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, ''Katalog 406: Gold Coins | Coins and Medals from the Medieval and Modern Times, a. o. Löwenstein-Wertheim | German Coins after 1871, a. o. Patterns from the Coenen Collection,'' Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2024.

''Link to:''
* [[Bavaria 1729 2 carolin d'or Fr-228|1729 double carolin d'or, for the foundation of the Order of St. George]]
* [[Bavaria 1730 30 kreuzer]]
* [[Bavaria 1730 1/2 carolin Fr-230|1730 half carolin]]
* [[Bavaria 1730 carolin Fr-229|1730 carolin]]
* [[Bavaria 1732 1/2 carolin Fr-233|1732 half carolin]]
* [[Bavaria 1732 carolin Fr-229|1732 carolin, bare bust]]
* [[Bavaria 1732 carolin Fr-232|1732 carolin, draped bust]]
* [[Bavaria 1733 1/2 carolin Fr-233|1733 half carolin]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1731]]

[[Category: Selections from Kunker sale 403, 404, 405, 406]]

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 [[Image:K406-3941.jpg|550px|thumb|Künker sale 406, lot 3941]]
-This specimen was lot 3941 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabruck, March 2024), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BAYERN, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1623 KURFÜRSTENTUM, Karl Albert, 1726-1745. 1/2 Karolin 1731, München. GOLD. Hübsche Goldpatina, vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Bavaria|electorate of Bavaria]], Charles Albert, 1726-45, half carolin of 1731, Munich mint. Handsome gold patina, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The eighteenth century saw a fad for absolutist rulers issuing gold coins named after themselves. The most important was the French ''louis d'or'' introduced by Louis XIII and issued until the French Revolution in 1789. In Prussia, Frederick the Great minted the ''friedrichs d'or'' and Denmark alternated between ''frederiks d'or'' and ''christians d'or'' depending on who held the throne. In Bavaria, the ''carolin d'or'' superseded the ''maximilian d'or'' in 1726 but was minted only until 1737 along with half and double ''carolin d'or''. A ''carolin d'or'' was ten gulden. An imperial decree of 1736 banned their production by reason of the low fineness of gold.
+This specimen was lot 3941 in Künker sale 406 (Osnabrück, March 2024), where it sold for €900 (about US$1,181 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''BAYERN, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1623 KURFÜRSTENTUM, Karl Albert, 1726-1745. 1/2 Karolin 1731, München. GOLD. Hübsche Goldpatina, vorzüglich.'' ([[Germany]], [[German States, Bavaria|electorate of Bavaria]], Charles Albert, 1726-45, half carolin of 1731, Munich mint. Handsome gold patina, extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The eighteenth century saw a fad for absolutist rulers issuing gold coins named after themselves. The most important was the French ''louis d'or'' introduced by Louis XIII and issued until the French Revolution in 1789. In Prussia, Frederick the Great minted the ''friedrichs d'or'' and Denmark alternated between ''frederiks d'or'' and ''christians d'or'' depending on who held the throne. In Bavaria, the ''carolin d'or'' superseded the ''maximilian d'or'' in 1726 but was minted only until 1737 along with half and double ''carolin d'or''. A ''carolin d'or'' was ten gulden. An imperial decree of 1736 banned their production by reason of the low fineness of gold.
 ''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

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 * [[Bavaria 1730 1/2 carolin Fr-230|1730 half carolin]]
 * [[Bavaria 1730 carolin Fr-229|1730 carolin]]
 * [[Bavaria 1732 1/2 carolin Fr-233|1732 half carolin]]
 * [[Bavaria 1732 carolin Fr-229|1732 carolin, bare bust]]