Chur 1629 10 kreuzer KM 227
This specimen was lot 5543 in Sincona sale 4 (Zürich, October 2011), where it sold for 5,000 CHF (about US$6,651 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Chur, Stadt 10 Kreuzer 1629. Der nach links schreitende Steinbock in verziertem spanischem Schild. In der Umschrift die letzten beiden Ziffern der Jahreszahl. Rv. Gekrönter Doppeladler mit Wertzahl auf der Brust. Im Abschnitt die Jahreszahl. Sehr selten, besonders mit dieser Vorderseitenvariante. Kleines Zainende, sonst gutes vorzüglich. (Switzerland, city of Chur, ten kreuzer of 1629. Obverse: an ibex rampant on a Spanish shield; reverse: crowned, nimbate double-headed eagle with denomination in orb on breast, date in exergue. Very rare with this style of border. Good extremely fine.)"
The regular ten kreuzer of 1629-37 is listed as common; this one is rare. A ten kreuzer was about one-sixth of a thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver; this specimen is 4,57 g.
Catalog reference: KM 227, D.T. 1528, HMZ 2-489b.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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]Numismatic Coins, Medals & Banknotes: Auction 4, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2011.
Link to:
- Chur 1569 10 kreuzer, struck by the city
- Chur 1628 groschen KM-79
- 1629 10 kreuzer, issued by the city
- city of Chur 1630 10 kreuzer
- 1630 10 kreuzer, mitred arms, issued by the bishop
- 1630 10 kreuzer, arms without miter, issued by the bishop
- Coins and currency dated 1629
- return to coins of Switzerland, Chur