Neuchatel 1630 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3446 in Sincona sale 64 (Zürich, June 2020), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$376 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND | Neuenburg/Neuchâtel | Fürsten von Neuchâtel. Heinrich II. 1595-1663. Kreuzer 1630, Neuchâtel. Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Fast vorzüglich. (principality of Neuchatel, Henry II, 1595-1663, kreuzer of 1630, Neuchatel mint. Rare in this condition, About extremely fine.)"
This type was struck 1630-31, 1640. While the principality of Neuchâtel was long associated with the Swiss Confederation, it was under monarchical rule rather than oligarchic rule as in the other cantons. French aristocrats ruled until Marie de Nemours's death in 1707, then under Prussian rule 1707-1806, then part of Napoleon's empire, then Prussian again 1815-57, whereupon it was merged completely into Switzerland. The reverse motto, "OCVLI ᛭ DO[MINUS] ᛭ SVP[ER] ᛭ IVSTOS ⚜", translates as The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous (Psalms 34:15). One écu = 84 kreuzer.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.0 g, billon, 19 mm diameter, this specimen 1.13 g.
Catalog reference: KM 15, Froidevaux V221. D.T. 1645a, HMZ 2-688u.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
- 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.
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