Vaud 1805 batzen

Sincona sale 102, part of lot 5563

This specimen was part of lot 5563 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Waadt/Vaud. Kanton. Batzen 1804, Lausanne. Grosses Kantonswappen zwischen Zweigen im Feld. 1 Batzen 1805. Lot von 2 Stück. Batzen 1805: Selten in dieser Erhaltung. Sehr schön und FDC. Batzen 1805: Exemplar der Auktion SINCONA 64, Zürich, Juni 2020, Los 3673. (Switzerland, Canton of Vaud, batzen of 1804, Lausanne mint, large arms with branches in the field, and a batzen of 1805. Rare in this condition, Very Fine and Mint State, two pieces.)"

Formerly a Bernese bailiwick, Vaud joined the Swiss Confederation as an independent canton in 1803, at which time it began to issue coins. This type was struck 1804-20 and is common. One thaler was forty batzen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.55 g, 0.160 fine silver, 25 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM 8, D.T. 234a, HMZ 2-1004b.

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 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

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