Schaffhausen 1531 batzen

Sincona sale 102, lot 5419

This specimen was lot 5419 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 475 CHF (about US$716 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Schaffhausen. Batzen 1531, Schaffhausen. Selten. Leichte Prägeschwächen. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, Schaffhausen, batzen of 1531, Schaffhausen mint, Rare, Slightly weakly struck, Good Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1514-15 and 1526-33. Most have four digit dates. The batzen was four kreuzer. The city arms depict an ibex leaping, sometimes by itself or out of a castle window (as here).

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.2 g, billon, 27 mm diameter, this specimen 3.28 g.

Catalog reference: Wielandt (Schaffhausen) 419/422, HMZ 2-753j.

Source:

• 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 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

Link to:

• (1530) half batzen
• (15)30 batzen
• 1532 batzen
• Coins and currency dated 1531