Geneva 1597-GI 1/2 thaler

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Sincona sale 95, lot 4227

This specimen was lot 4227 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 3,000 CHF (about US$4,158 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, Halbtaler 1597, Genf. Mzz. G mit kleinem I in der Öffnung von G für Münzmeister Jean Gringalet. Sehr selten. Fast sehr schön. Der einzige Halbtaler Genfs des 16. Jahrhunderts. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, half thaler of 1597, Geneva mint, mintmark G with small I in the opening of G for mint master Jean Gringalet. Very rare, About Very Fine.)"

This rare type is not listed in the SCWC or Numista. It is very similar to KM 27 of 1621-30, 1633, 1638-41, 1657-59. One thaler was 96 sols.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 13.93 g.

Catalog reference: Demole 441, HMZ 2-295a.

Sources:

  • 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 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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