Bern 1584 kreuzer
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This specimen was lot 3125 in Sincona Auction 105 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 170 CHF (about US$259 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Kreuzer 1584, Bern. Sehr selten. Schön-sehr schön. Randausbruch. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, kreuzer of 1584, Bern mint. Very rare, Fine-Very Fine, Edge chipped.)"
This type was struck 1560-70, 1583-84, 1590, 1595-96. The reverse legend, "✥ BERCHT ∙ D ∙ ZERI ∙ CONDI", likely refers to Berthold V, last duke of Zähringen (r. 1186-1218).
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.47 g, billon, 20 mm diameter, this specimen 0.97 g.
Catalog reference: HMZ 2-176n.
- 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 Kunsmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 105: The Konrad Bürki Collection of Swiss Cantonal Coins - Part 5, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2026.
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