Hungary 1794-A 1/2 thaler

Künker Auction 441, lot 4909

This specimen was lot 4909 in Künker sale 441 (Osnabrück, March 2026), where it sold for €7,500 (about US$10,318 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Franz II., 1792-1804. 1/2 Konv.-Taler 1794 A, Wien, für Ungarn. Von großer Seltenheit. Prachtexemplar. Feine Patina, min. justiert, fast Stempelglanz. Aus der Sammlung Kommerzialrat Dr. Herbert Wenzel, Wien. Exemplar der Auktion H. D. Rauch 24, Wien 1979, Nr. 1629. (Holy Roman Empire, Francis II, 1792-1804, half convention thaler of 1794, Vienna mint, struck for Hungary. Extremely rare, choice example, fine patina, minor adjustment marks, about uncirculated.)"

This type was struck at Vienna for Hungary 1792-94.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 14.03 g, 0.833 fine silver, 35 mm diameter, lettered edge, this specimen 14,07 g.

Catalog reference: KM 408, J. 123.

Sources:

• Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[1]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:

• Hungary 1792-A half thaler, Vienna mint, Francis II
• 1793-B kronenthaler
• 1794 ducat
• 1794-B ducat, Kremnitz mint
• Coins and currency dated 1794