Neuchatel 1806 batzen
This specimen was lot 4325 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 90 CHF (about US$131 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Unter französischem Regime, Alexandre Berthier, Prince de Neuchâtel, 1806-1814. Batzen 1806, Neuchâtel. Vorzüglich. (principality of Neuchâtel, under French administration, Alexandre Berthier, 1806-14, batzen of 1806, Neuchâtel mint. Extremely Fine.)"
This type was struck 1806-10. Alexandre Berthier (1753-1815) served as chief of staff to Napoleon Bonaparte from his first Italian campaign in 1796 until his first abdication in 1814. Berthier never visited Neuchâtel, where he was represented by a governor, although he was well acquainted with its affairs.
Recorded mintage: unknown but a slightly better date.
Specification: 3.22 g, billon, 24.5 mm diameter, this specimen 3.41 g.
Catalog reference: KM 65, Froidevaux V428, D.T. 254a, HMZ 2-722a.
- Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zürich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
- 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 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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