Neuchatel 1713 kreuzer

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Jean Elsen sale 135, lot 1603

This specimen was lot 1603 in Jean Elsen sale 135 (Brussels, December 2017), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"SUISSE, NEUCHATEL (NEUENBURG), Frédéric Ier de Prusse (1707-1713), Billon Kreuzer, 1713. D/ Ecu couronné. R/ Croix ornée dans un polylobe. D.T. 990. Très Beau. (Switzerland, canton of Neuchâtel, Frederick I of Prussia, 1707-13, billon kreuzer of 1713. Obverse: crowned arms; reverse: ornate cross in polylobe. Very Fine.)"

This type, like most issues from this small part of Switzerland, is rare. It is accompanied by a ten kreuzer (KM 36), 20 kreuzer (KM 37), half batzen (KM 33), quarter thaler (KM 38) and thaler (Dav-1776).

Recorded mintage: 264,000.

Specification: billon.

Catalog reference: KM 34.

Source:

  • 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]Elsen, Philippe, et al., Vente Publique 135, Brussels: Jean Elsen et ses Fils, S.A., 2017.

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