Bohemia 1620 48 kreuzer KM-253

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Sincona sale 57, lot 3440

This specimen was lot 3440 in Sincona sale 57 (Zürich, May 2019), where it sold for 1,400 CHF (about US$1,666 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"TSCHECHIEN | Böhmen, Friedrich V. von der Pfalz (Winterkönig), 1619-1622. Kipper-48 Kreuzer 1620, Joachimsthal. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. (kingdom of Bohemia, FredericK V of the Palatinate, 1619-22, kipper 48 kreuzer of 1620, Joachimsthal mint. Rare, Good very fine.)"

Kipper 48 kreuzer were struck at Kuttenberg, Prague and Joachimsthal for the Protestant Frederick V and the Hapsburg Ferdinand II. Altho nominally a two-thirds thaler, it is too light and is probably debased as well, being an inflationary issue (1620-24) of the Thirty Years War, along with six, 15, 24, 30, 60, 75, 120, 150 and 300 groschen. Once the kipper period was over, there was a concerted effort to recall and melt down the debased issues, accounting for their rarity today. Varieties for 1620 include KM 251 (Prague), 252 (Kuttenberg), 253 (Joachimsthal, shown here), 254.1 (Prague), 254.2 (Prague), 255 (Prague, klippe), 256 (Kuttenberg).

Recorded mintage: Unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 15.26 g.

Catalog reference: KM 253, Dietiker 594. Herinek 24.

Source:

  • Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
  • Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 57: World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2019.

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