Geneva 1796 12 florins 9 sols Dav-1770

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Sincona sale 98, lot 4282

This specimen was lot 4282 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 225 CHF (about US$326 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, Taler (Ecu) 1796, Genf. Mit Quadraten und Punkten verzierter Rand. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, thaler or écu of 1796, Geneva mint. Edge decorated with squares and dots, good Very Fine.)"

This type was struck during a French-sponsored revolution which toppled the old oligarchy. One thaler was 96 sols.

Recorded mintage: 12,000.

Specifications: 30 g, silver, 40 mm diameter, this specimen silver, 30.50 g.

Catalog reference: KM 112, Davenport 1770, Demole 635, D.T. 1033, HMZ 2-339i.

Sources:

  • Davenport, John S., European Crowns, 1700-1800, 2nd Ed., London: Spink & Son, 1964.
  • 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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