St. Gall 1622 3 batzen KM-56

Sincona sale 102, lot 5492

This specimen was lot 5492 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$302 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. St. Gallen. Stadt und Kanton. Halbdicken 1622, St. Gallen. Felder geglättet. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of St. Gall, half dicken of 1622, St. Gall mint. Fields tooled, Very Fine.)"

This type was struck 1619-24 and is somewhat scarce. Half a dicken was twelve kreuzer or three batzen. A klippe version (KM 58) exists.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 4.05 g, silver, 26 mm diameter, this specimen 3.34 g.

Catalog reference: KM 56, TZN 85g, D.T. 1405f, HMZ 2-900f.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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.

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• 1621 klippe batzen (4 kreuzer)
• 1621 klippe 3 batzen (half dicken)
• 1621 dicken, round
• 1621 klippe dicken
• 1621 round thaler
• 1621 klippe thaler
• 1621 double ducat
• 1622 3 batzen (half dicken), klippe
• 1622 thaler
• 1622 thaler, struck by the abbey
• 1623 thaler, struck by the city
• 1623 thaler, klippe
• 1624 3 batzen (half dicken)
• Coins and currency dated 1622