St. Gall 1790-HGZ 6 kreuzer
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This specimen was lot 2971 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 350 CHF (about US$420 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND, St. Gallen, Stadt und Kanton, 6 Kreuzer 1790. FDC. Prachtexemplar. (canton of St. Gall, six kreuzer of 1790. Uncirculated, Most attractive piece.)"
This type was struck by the city 1786 and 1790.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 2.76 g.
Catalog reference: D.T. 812b, HMZ 2-906l, KM 94.
- 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.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
Link to:
- St. Gall 1786-HGZ 6 kreuzer
- 1790 3 kreuzer
- abbey of St. Gall (1791) pfennig
- 1796 30 kreuzer
- Coins and currency dated 1790
- return to coins of Switzerland, St.Gallen