Bern 1680 1/2 kreuzer

Sincona sale 102, lot 5099

This specimen was lot 5099 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Vierer 1680, Bern. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. (Switzerland, city and canton of Bern, half kreuzer or vierer of 1680, Bern mint. Very Fine-Extremely Fine.)"

The SCWC mentions this type for 1680, 1684, 1699 and undated. The only readily available date is 1684.

Recorded mintage: unknown but a scarce date.

Specification: 0.60 g, billon, this specimen 0.58 g.

Catalog reference: KM 41, D.T. 1157b, HMZ 2-200o.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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.
• 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), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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