Bern 1795 4 kreuzer

Sincona sale 95, lot 4176

This specimen was lot 4176 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 425 CHF (about US$589 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Batzen 1795, Bern. FDC. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, batzen of 1795, Bern mint. Uncirculated, Magnificent condition.)"

160 kreuzer = forty batzen = one thaler. The canton of Bern was invaded and occupied by revolutionary French armies in 1794.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.35 g, billon, 24 mm diameter, this specimen 2.64 g.

Catalog reference: KM 87, D.T. 524p, HMZ 2-223o.

Sources:

• 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 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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