St. Gall 1813-K 5 batzen KM-111

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Sincona sale 91, lot 3542

This specimen was lot 3542 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 60 CHF (about US$79 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ St. Gallen, 5 Batzen 1813, St. Gallen. Wappen mit Girlande. Geriffelter Rand mit kleinen Löchern. Sehr schön. Kleiner Schrötlingsfehler. (Switzerland, canton of St. Gall, five batzen of 1813, St. Gall mint. Obverse: arms with garlands, reeded edge with small holes. Very fine, Minor flan flaw.)"

This type was struck 1810-13. Another five batzen of 1813 (KM 113) had the arms adorned with laurel branches. Forty batzen made a thaler.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver or billon, this specimen 3.93 g.

Catalog reference: KM 111, D.T. 163d, HMZ 2-914e.

Source:

  • Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zürich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • 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 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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