Neuchatel 1796 1/2 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 95, lot 4386

This specimen was lot 4386 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$381 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Neuenburg/Neuchâtel, Könige von Preussen, Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1786-1797. Vierer 1796, Neuchâtel. Von grosser Seltenheit. Sehr schön. Exemplar der Slg. Zuberbühler, SINCONA 16, Zürich, Oktober 2013, Los 5779. (Switzerland, principality of Neuchâtel, vierer of 1796, Neuchâtel mint. Of high rarity, Very Fine.)"

While the principality of Neuchâtel was long associated with the Swiss Confederation, it was under seigneurial 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. This half kreuzer was struck 1789-96. The first dates are common but the 1793-96 issues are rare. The reverse motto, "᛭ SUUM ᛭ CUIQUE ᛭", translates as, "To each his own". One thaler = 160 kreuzer.

Record mintage: unknown.

Specification: 0.56 g, billon, 15 mm diameter, this specimen 0.53 g.

Catalog reference: KM 45, Froidevaux V376, D.T. 1002h, HMZ 2-713h.

Sources:

  • 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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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