Switzerland 2025-B 100 francs
This specimen was lot 4491 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 20,000 CHF (about US$30,144 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Eidgenossenschaft, 100 Franken 2025 B, Bern. Zur 100-Jahrfeier des Hunderter-Vrenelis. Selten. Nur 2'500 Exemplare geprägt. Polierte Platte. Im Originaletui mit Zertifikat. (confederation of Switzerland, one hundred francs of 2025, Bern mint. For the centennial of the Vrenelis hundred francs. Rare. Only 2,500 specimens struck, Choice Proof, In original box with certificate.)"
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Recorded mintage: 2,500.
Specification: 32.25 g, 0.900 fine gold, 35 mm diameter, lettered edge, this specimen 32.26 g.
Catalog reference: KM unlisted.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 2001-Date, 13th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2018.
- [1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 101: World Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Swiss Confederate Coins, Medals and Banknotes, Shooting Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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