Poland 1817-IB 25 zlotych
This specimen was lot 1382 in Künker sale 352 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €2,800 (about US$3,897 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"POLEN, KÖNIGREICH, Alexander I. von Rußland, 1813-1825. 25 Zlotych 1817, IB, Warschau. GOLD. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (kingdom of Poland, Alexander of Russia, 1813-25, twenty-five zlotych of 1817, Warsaw mint. Very fine to extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1817-19 and is rare. Coinage for Poland ceased in 1841 and regular Russian issues introduced.
Recorded mintage: 54,627.
Specification: 4.89 g, 0.917 fine gold, this specimen 4,48 g in gold.
Catalog reference: KM C102, Fr-106; Gum. 2528; Schl. 8.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- Bitkin, Vladimir, Composite Catalogue of Russian Coins, Part II (1740-1917), Kiev: Moneta, 2003.
- 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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