Schwyz 1730 20 kreuzer

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Sincona sale 70, lot 3495

This specimen was lot 3495 in Sincona sale 70 (Zürich, May 2021), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Schwyz. 20 Kreuzer 1730, Bäch. Gerippter Rand. Selten. Schön-sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Schwyz, twenty kreuzer of 1730, Bach mint. Rare, Fine-very fine.)"

This rare type was accompanied by a schilling. Twenty kreuzer = five batzen = 1/8 thaler.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 4.24 g.

Catalog reference: KM 32, D.T. 582, HMZ 2-799a.

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]Jürg Richter, Auction 70, Swiss Coins and Medals and Rarities in Gold, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.

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