Neuchatel 1694 1/4 thaler
This specimen was lot 4118 in Sincona sale 87 (Zürich, October 2023), where it sold for 2,800 CHF (about US$3,771 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Neuenburg/Neuchâtel, Fürsten von Neuchâtel, Marie de Nemours, 1694-1707. 1/4 Taler 1694, Neuchâtel. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, principality of Neuchatel, Mary of Nemours, 1694-1707, quarter thaler of 1694, Neuchatel mint. Rare, Good very fine.)"
This type, along with the other issues of 1694, is very rare. The canton passed to Prussian rule after Marie de Nemours' death in 1707. The obverse motto, "OCVLI·DOMINI· SVPER·IVSTOS", translates as The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous (Psalms 34:15). One écu = 84 kreuzer.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 6.38 g.
Catalog reference: KM 29, Froidevaux V262, D.T. 1649, HMZ 2-693a.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 87, World Coins and Medals, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
- 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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