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[[Image:S66-02065.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 66, lot 2065]] | [[Image:S66-02065.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 66, lot 2065]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 2065 in Sincona sale 66 ( | + | This specimen was lot 2065 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 725 CHF (about US$955 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''CZECHOSLOVAKIA | misc. Republik. Dukat 1923, Kremnitz. St. Wenzel. Gutes vorzüglich.'' (republic of [[Czechoslovakia]], ducat of 1923, Kremnitz mint. Obverse: St. Wenceslas. Good extremely fine.)"</blockquote> During the brief existence of the first republic of Czechoslovakia (1918-39), the Kremnica mint managed to produce some handsome coins, including this scarce type issued 1923-38 and restruck in 1951. It was accompanied by a gold two ducats, five ducats and ten ducats. The obverse portrait is of "good" king Wenceslas, he of the well-known Christmas carol. |
''Recorded mintage:'' 61,861. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 61,861. | ||
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* 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. | * 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>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection,'' | + | * Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed.,'' Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. |
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| + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Jürg Richter, ''Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020. | ||
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* [[Czechoslovakia 1923 2 dukaty|1923 2 dukaty]] | * [[Czechoslovakia 1923 2 dukaty|1923 2 dukaty]] | ||
* [[Czechoslovakia 1924 5 haleru]] | * [[Czechoslovakia 1924 5 haleru]] | ||
| + | * [[Czechoslovakia 1924 dukat|1924 dukat]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1923]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1923]] | ||
[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 65, 66, 67, 68]][[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]] | [[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 65, 66, 67, 68]][[Category: Gold ducats of Europe]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:55, 12 February 2026
This specimen was lot 2065 in Sincona sale 66 (Zürich, October 2020), where it sold for 725 CHF (about US$955 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"CZECHOSLOVAKIA | misc. Republik. Dukat 1923, Kremnitz. St. Wenzel. Gutes vorzüglich. (republic of Czechoslovakia, ducat of 1923, Kremnitz mint. Obverse: St. Wenceslas. Good extremely fine.)"
During the brief existence of the first republic of Czechoslovakia (1918-39), the Kremnica mint managed to produce some handsome coins, including this scarce type issued 1923-38 and restruck in 1951. It was accompanied by a gold two ducats, five ducats and ten ducats. The obverse portrait is of "good" king Wenceslas, he of the well-known Christmas carol.
Recorded mintage: 61,861.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, this specimen 3.49 g.
Catalog reference: KM 8, Schl. 14. Fr-2.
- 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, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- [1]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2020.
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