Aargau 1808 2 rappen

Sincona Auction 103, lot 1201

This specimen was lot 1201 in Sincona Auction 103 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 450 CHF (about US$686 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Aargau. 2 Rappen 1808, Aarau. Sehr selten in dieser Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Switzerland, canto of Aargau, two rappen of 1808, Aarau mint. Very rare in this condition, About Uncirculated.)"

Aargau, a small canton on the Rhine between Zurich and Basel, struck coins until 1831. This type was struck 1808, 1811-16. It is common in all grades. Ten rappen = 4 kreuzer = one batzen = 1/40 thaler.

Recorded mintage: 92,000.

Specification: 1.3 g, billon, 18 mm diameter, plain edge, this specimen 1.38 g.

Catalog reference: KM 11, D.T. 206a. HMZ 2-26a.

Source:

• Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zürich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 103: World and Swiss coins and medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2026.

Links to:

• 1808 half batzen = 2 kreuzer
• 1808 batzen, pointed shield
• 1808 5 batzen, laurel branches
• 1808 5 batzen, palm and laurel branches
• 1808 10 batzen
• 1809 20 batzen
• 1812 2 rappen
• Coins and currency dated 1808