Bern 1529 batzen
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This specimen was lot 5082 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1529, Bern. Selten. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, city and canton of Bern, batzen of 1529, Bern mint. Rare, Very Fine.)"
One batzen was four kreuzer or 2/15 of a guldenthaler. This type is also known undated and dated 1532. The reverse legend, "✠ BERCTOLD ; D · ZERINGEN ; FVND '", likely refers to Berthold V, last duke of Zähringen (r. 1186-1218).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 3.08 g, silver, 27 mm diameter, this specimen 3.14 g.
Catalog reference: Lohner 566-581, HMZ 2-174d.
- 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 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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