Bern 1796 2 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3079 in Sincona sale 94 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$139 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Halbbatzen 1796, Bern. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. FDC. Exemplar der Auktion SINCONA 20, Zürich, Oktober 2014, Los 3351. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, half batzen of 1796, Bern mint. Rare in this condition, Uncirculated.)"
Bern, one of the cantons of Switzerland, struck coins fairly steadily throughout the eighteenth century altho thalers are scarce. The coinage was interrupted by Napoleonic occupation but resumed in 1817. This type was struck 1719-21, 1753-55, 1770-78, 1784-88, 1794-98. Two kreuzer = half a batzen = 1/80 thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 2.11 g.
Catalog reference: KM 91, D.T. 525u, HMZ 2-224w.
- 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 94: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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