Neuchatel 1790 1/2 kreuzer

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Künker sale 353, lot 3940

This specimen was lot 3940 in Künker sale 353 (Osnabrück, Germany, September 2021), where it sold for €120 (about US$167 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"BRANDENBURG-PREUSSEN, PREUSSEN, KÖNIGREICH, Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1786-1797. 1/2 Kreuzer 1790, Neuenburg (Neuchâtel). Prägung für das Fürstentum Neuenburg. Vorzüglich. Exemplar der Auktion UBS 53, Basel 2002, Nr. 620. (Germany, kingdom of Prussia, Frederick William II, 1786-97, half kreuzer of 1790, Neuchatel mint, struck for the principality of Neuchatel. Extremely fine.)"

This type, unlike most issues from this small part of Switzerland, is common. It was struck in 1789-96 altho the dates 1793-96 are rare. One batzen = four kreuzer. The reverse motto, "᛭ SUUM ᛭ 1790 ᛭ CUIQUE ᛭", translates as, "To each his own".

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 1,04 g.

Catalog reference: KM 45, HMZ 2-713 b; J. 221; Olding 54 b.

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]Künker, Fritz Rudolf, Horst-Rudiger Künker, Ulrich Künker and Andreas Kaiser, Künker Auktion 353: Die Sammlung Axel Tesmer, Teil 2: Prägungen der Könige von Preussen von der Kroning 1701 bis zum Ende der Monarchie. Osnabrück: Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co., AG, 2021.

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