St. Gall 1715 2 kreuzer

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Sincona auction 98, lot 4490

This specimen was lot 4490 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$435 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ St. Gallen, Stadt und Kanton, Halbbatzen 1715, St. Gallen. Mzz. Stilisiertes Ahornblatt. Selten. Schön. (Switzerland, St. Gall, half batzen of 1715, St. Gall mint. Mintmark: stylized maple leaf. Rare, Fine.)"

This is mentioned in the SCWC as a two kreuzer.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.15-1.24 g, billon, 18-19 mm diameter, this specimen 1.31 g.

Catalog reference: KM 78, TZN 138a. D.T. 826. HMZ 909b.

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]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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