Bern (1816) 40 batzen KM-180

From CoinVarieties
Jump to navigation Jump to search
from the Razorback Collection
Bern 1772 ecu rev Raz.jpg

In 1816, facing a coin shortage, the cantonal government counterstamped approximately 660,000 crowns (mostly French écus) for circulation as forty batzen pieces. After confederation in 1848, they were called in and melted; the SCWC estimates about 5,000 survive. This specimen began life as a 1772-L écu à la vieille tête. Counterstamps are known on all the major types of écus of Louis XV and XVI.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 29.49 g, 0.917 fine silver (host coin).

Catalog reference: KM 180.

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]Ponterio, Richard, Ponterio sale 168: The Official ANA Auction, Irvine, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2012.

Link to:

Retrieved from "https://coinvarieties.com/index.php?title=Bern_(1816)_40_batzen_KM-180&oldid=604070"