Austrian Netherlands 1787-F 1/2 souverain d'or Fr-445
This specimen was lot 1642 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabruck, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,897 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"RÖMISCH-DEUTSCHES REICH, Josef II. 1765-1790. 1/2 Souverain d'or 1787, F, Hall, für die Niederlande. GOLD. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Prachtexemplar. Stempelglanz. (Holy Roman Empire, Joseph II, 1765-90, half souverain d'or of 1787, Hall mint, for the Netherlands. Scarce in this quality, choice, uncirculated.)"
This type is filed under the Austrian Netherlands, an area which is now Belgium and Luxembourg. Besides Hall, similar coins are known from Vienna and Brussels. The type was struck 1786-90 and previous souverains d'or date back to the reign of Maria Theresa.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 5.53 g, 0.919 fine gold, this specimen 5,55 g.
Catalog reference: KM 35, Fr-445; J. 45.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016..
- 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]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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