1864, Kingdom of Wurttemberg, Charles I. Beautiful Silver Thaler Coin. Mint Year: 1866 References: KM-615. Denomination: Thaler Mint Place: Stuttgart (Germany) Engraver: Christian Schnitzspahn Condition. Certified and graded by NGC as MS-64! Weight: 18.52gm Diameter: 33mm Material: Silver. Obverse: Bearded head of Charles I. As king of Wurttemberg right. Engraver’s initials C. SCHNITZSPAHN at bust truncation. Legend: KARL KOENIG VON WUERTTEMBERG. Reverse: Crowned helmet on coat-of-arms of Wurttemberg, supported by a crowned lion and a deer, which are standing on a floral baze, which contains motto. XXX EIN PFUND FEIN 1866. Karl Friedrich Alexander, Koenig von Wurttemberg. Was the third King of Wurttemberg, from. Until his death in 1891. He studied in Berlin and Tubingen. He married Olga Nikolaievna of Russia, daughter of Tsar Nicholas I and Charlotte of Prussia. Charlotte was a daughter of Frederick William III of Prussia and Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. She took the name Alexandra upon her marriage. Karl acceded to his father’s throne in 1864, making Olga Queen of Wurttemberg. The couple had no children, perhaps because of Karl’s homosexuality. Karl became the object of scandal several times for his closeness with various men. The most notorious of these was the American Charles Woodcock, a former chamberlain whom Karl elevated to Baron Savage in 1888. Karl and Charles became inseparable, going so far as to appear together in public dressed identically. The resulting outcry forced Karl to renounce his favorite. In 1870, Olga and Karl adopted Olga’s niece Vera Konstantinova, the daughter of her brother Grand Duke Konstantin. Under Charles’ leadership, Wurttemberg became, in 1871, part of the German Empire. He died, childless, at Stuttgart on. And was succeeded as King of Wurttemberg by his agnatic cousin, his sister’s son, William II of Wurttemberg. He rests, together with his wife, in the Old Castle in Stuttgart. The item “1864, Kingdom of Wurttemberg, Charles I. Beautiful Silver Thaler Coin. NGC MS64″ is in sale since Friday, April 30, 2021. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ World\Europe\Germany\German States (up to 1871)”. The seller is “coinworldtv” and is located in Wien. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
- Certification: NGC
- Grade: MS 64
- Year: 1864
- Composition: Silver
- Denomination: Thaler
- KM Number: 615