Fribourg 1827 5 rappen

Sincona sale 47, lot 2720

This specimen was lot 2720 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$240 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND, Freiburg/Fribourg, Stadt und Kanton, Halbbatzen 1827. Fast FDC. Kleiner Schrötlingsfehler. (city and canton of Fribourg, half batzen of 1827. About uncirculated, Minor flan defect.)"

This type was struck 1827-28. Forty batzen made a thaler. The last five rappen was struck in 1831.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 1.82 g.

Catalog reference: D.T. 117a, HMZ 2-287d, KM 82.

Source:

• 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, Jürg, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

Link to:

• 1811 batzen
• 1827 batzen
• 1827 5 batzen
• 1828 batzen
• Coins and currency dated 1827
• return to coins of Switzerland, Fribourg