Bavaria 1821 ducat Fr-268
This specimen was lot 1782 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €7,500 (about US$10,438 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"BAYERN, HERZOGTUM, SEIT 1623 KURFÜRSTENTUM, Maximilian I. (IV.) Joseph, 1799-1806-1825. Dukat 1821. Isargold. GOLD. RR Etwas berieben, feine Kratzer, vorzüglich. Erworben 1937 bei der Firma Julius Jenke, München. (Germany, kingdom of Bavaria, Maximilian IV Joseph, ducat of 1821, gold from the Isar. Very rare, polished, fine scratches, extremely fine. Bought from Julius Jenke in 1937.)"
This ducat honored gold panned from the Isar River. Other ducats for 1821 include KM 703, 710, 711, 712 and KM 714.
Recorded mintage: unknown but rare.
Specification: 3.49 g, 0.937 fine gold, this specimen 3,45 g.
Catalog reference: KM 713, Divo/S. 19; Fr-268; Schl. 68.
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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.
- Craig, William D., Germanic Coinages: Charlemagne through Wilhelm II, Mountain View, CA: 1954.
- [1]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 352: Die Sammlung Hermann Schwarz: Faszination des gepragten Goldes. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.
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