Basel 1796 duplone Fr-71

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Sincona sale 98, lot 4048

This specimen was lot 4048 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 7,500 CHF (about US$10,879 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, Duplone 1796, Basel. Ovales Wappen auf einer Kartusche. Unten die Jahreszahl. Rv. Vier Zeilen Schrift in einem Eichenkranz. Schräg gerippter Rand. Äusserst seltener Jahrgang. Vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Basel, duplone of 1796, Basel mint. Obverese: Oval coat of arms in a cartouche, the date below. Reverse: Four lines of inscription within an oak wreath, Obliquely reeded edge. Extremely rare date, Extremely Fine.)"

This type was struck 1795-96 only and is rare. It is accompanied by a slightly more common duplone of 1795 (KM 187) with a different reverse. In 1798, the French occupied Switzerland and terminated cantonal independence.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.64 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 7.61 g.

Catalog reference: KM 188, D.T. 736, HMZ 2-92c. Fr-71 (very rare).

Sources:

  • 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.
  • Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
  • 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 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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