Aargau 1814 5 batzen
This specimen was lot 3027 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 2,800 CHF (about US$3,700 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Aargau, 5 Batzen 1814, Aarau. Schräg geriffelter Rand. Von grosser Seltenheit. Sehr schön-fast vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Aargau, five batzen of 1814, Aarau mint, obliquely reeded edge. Of high rarity, Very fine-about extremely fine.)"
This five batzen was struck 1812, 1814 and 1815. Only the 1815 is readily available. No coinage for Aargau exists prior to 1798, when it was admitted as a canton to the confederation.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 4.69 g.
Catalog reference: KM 13.3, D.T. 195f, HMZ 2-22h.
- 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, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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