Bern 1826 5 batzen KM-196.2
This specimen was lot 5137 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$302 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, 5 Batzen 1826, Bern. Wertangabe "5 BAZ". FDC. Prachtvolle Erhaltung mit herrlicher Patina. (Switzerland, city and canton of Bern, five batzen of 826, Bern mint, value "5 BAZ". Mint State, Beautiful condition with magnificent patina.)"
This is the last five batzen struck by the canton of Bern. It comes in several varieties (KM 196.1, KM 196.2, KM 196.3). Forty batzen made a thaler, so five batzen are one-eighth of a thaler. The last Bernese coin is a rappen dated 1836.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 4.15-4.44 g, silver, 26-27 mm diameter, this specimen 4.19 g.
Catalog reference: KM 196.2, D.T. 37b, HMZ 2-234g.
- Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zürich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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