Vaud 1811 20 batzen
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This specimen was lot 3232 in Sincona sale 94 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$416 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Waadt/Vaud, Kanton, 20 Batzen 1811, Lausanne. Fast FDC. (Switzerland, canton of Vaud, twenty batzen of 811, Lausanne mint. About Uncirculated.)"
This type was struck 1810-11 and equaled half a thaler. Formerly a Bernese bailiwick, Vaud joined the Swiss Confederation as an independent canton in 1803. There is no Vaudois coinage prior to that date.
Recorded mintage: 6,590 for both dates.
Specification: 14.7 g, silver, 34 mm diameter, this specimen 14.41 g.
Catalog reference: KM 16, D.T. 224b, HMZ 2-999b.
- 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 94: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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