Austria 1838-B ducat Fr-225

Künker Auction 425, lot 1425

This specimen was lot 1425 in Künker Auction 425 (Osnabrück, July 2025), where it sold for €400 (about US$567 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"HABSBURGISCHE ERBLANDE-ÖSTERREICH · RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Ferdinand I., 1835-1848. Dukat 1838 B, Kremnitz. Feingold. GOLD. Henkelspur, sehr schön. (empire of Austria, Ferdinand I, 1835-48, ducat of 1838, Kremnitz mint. Mount mark, very fine.)"

This type was struck 1837-48 in substantial numbers from Vienna (Fr-481), Kremnitz (shown here), Karlsburg (Fr-226) and Venice (Fr-1504). Some authorities list this issue under Hungary but it differs only in mintmark from the Vienna product.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a common date.

Specification: 3.49 g, 0.986 fine gold, 20 mm diameter, this specimen 3,44 g.

Catalog reference: KM 2262, Fr-225; J. 247; Schl. 274.

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.
• Herinek, Gerhard, Austria Münzkatalog: Munzen ab 1745 und Banknoten ab 1759, 49. Auflage, Vienna: Christine Steyrer Verlag, 2022.
• Veselý, Roman, Mince a medaile, 19. století, František II ab Karel I, Prague: Aurea Numismatika, 2020.
• 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, Katalog 425: Gold coins from the Medieval and Modern Times, from the Mohr family collection, e.g. | Silver coins, e.g. highlights of medallic art | German coins after 1871, Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2025.

Link to:

• 1838-A thaler, Vienna mint
• 1838-A ducat
• 1838 4 ducats
• 1839-E ducat, Karlsburg mint
• 1841-B ducat, Kremnitz mint
• 1842-V ducat
• Coins and currency dated 1838