Fribourg 1798 2 kreuzer

Sincona sale 80, lot 5120

This specimen was lot 5120 in Sincona sale 80 (Zürich, October 2022), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$480 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND | Freiburg/Fribourg | Stadt und Kanton, Halbbatzen 1798, Freiburg. Rare in this condition. About uncirculated." This type was issued 1741, 1746, 1751-54, 1767-74, 1787-89, 1793, 1797-98 with variation in shields. Whereas in most of the Swiss cantons 160 kreuzer made a thaler, in Fribourg 56 kreuzer made a gulden.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 1.63 g.

Catalog reference: D.T. 656r, HMZ 2-277cc, KM 47.

Source:

• 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 80, World Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, World Banknotes, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

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• 1789 2 kreuzer = ½ batzen
• 1798 14 kreuzer
• Fribourg 1798 42 kreuzer = ¾ gulden, issued by Sarine et Broye
• Coins and currency dated 1798