Solothurn 1794 10 kreuzer
This specimen was part of lot 5467 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ. Solothurn. Stadt und Kanton. 10 Kreuzer 1794, Solothurn. Halbbatzen 1787. Lot von 2 Stück. 10 Kreuzer: Hübsche Patina. Halbbatzen: Kleines Zainende. Vorzüglich- fast FDC. (Switzerland, canton of Solothurn, ten kreuzer of 1794 and half batzen of 1787, Solothurn mint. Ten kreuzer: Attractively toned; half batzen: Minor edge clip, About Uncirculated-About Mint State, two pieces.)"
This fairly common type was struck 1787, 1794-95. One thaler was forty batzen and one batzen was four kreuzer, making this coin 1/16 of a thaler. The reverse motto, "CUNCTA PER DEUM", translates as, "United by God."
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.06 g, silver, 20.5 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: KM 49, D.T. 690b, HMZ 2-847e.
- 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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