Vaud 1811 5 batzen

Sincona sale 95, lot 4530

This specimen was lot 4530 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$194 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Waadt/Vaud, Kanton, 5 Batzen 1811, Lausanne. Vorzüglich-FDC. (Switzerland, canton of Vaud, five batzen of 1811, Lausanne mint. About Uncirculated.)"

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 1807 and 1810-14. The 1811 is the most common but no date is rare. Five batzen was one eighth of a thaler.

Record mintage: 561,586 for 1807-14.

Specification: 4.35 g, 0.670 fine silver, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 4.24 g.

Catalog reference: KM 13, D.T. 230c, HMZ 2-1002f.

Sources:

• 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 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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