Wurttemberg 1808 3 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3556 in Künker sale 440 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €240 (about US$330 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"WÜRTTEMBERG, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1806 KÖNIGREICH Friedrich II. (I.), 1797-1806-1816. 3 Kreuzer 1808. Rundes Wappen (Hirschstangen/Löwen). Mit KÖNIGL · WÜRT · SCHEIDEMÜNZ · auf der Vorderseite. KM 500, AKS 53 Anm.; J. 8; Klein/Raff 46.1 b. Winz. Schrötlingsfehler, vorzüglich-Stempelglanz. Erworben im Oktober 1991 aus dem Lager der BW-Bank, Stuttgart. (kingdom of Württemberg, Frederick I, 1806-16, three kreuzer of 1808. Obverse: "KONIGL · WURT · SCHEIDEMUNZ ·"; reverse: round arms with lion and antlers. minor planchet defects, extremely fine to uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1807-14. One convention thaler was 120 kreuzer. Frederick, who ascended the throne of Württemberg as a duke, was promoted to king by Napoleon in 1806. He did quite well out of Napoleon's reorganization of Germany and found his realm doubled in size. A timely switching of sides allowed him to keep his gains at the Congress of Vienna.
Recorded mintage: 2,407,219.
Specification: 1.35 g, 0.333 fine silver, 18 mm diameter, this specimen 1,35 g.
Catalog reference: KM 495, AKS 51 Anm.; J. 9; Klein/Raff 44.2 e.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Frühjahrs-Auktion 440: Württemberg Coin History | The Heinz-Falk Gaiser Collection, Part 3 | The Duchy, Electorate, and Kingdom of Württemberg (1797-1918), Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2026.
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