Czechoslovakia 1923 dukat Fr-2

Sincona sale 66, lot 2065

This specimen was lot 2065 in Sincona sale 66 (Zurich, 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.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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.
• ^[1]Jürg Richter, Auction 66, Gold and Silver Coins and Medals, featuring the Claude Stritt Collection, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2020.

Link to:

• 1923 2 dukaty
• Czechoslovakia 1924 5 haleru
• 1924 dukat
• Coins and currency dated 1923