Vaud 1811 batzen

Sincona sale 101, lot 4326

This specimen was lot 4326 in Sincona Auction 101 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 250 CHF (about US$377 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Waadt/Vaud, Kanton. Batzen 1811, Lausanne. Exemplar der Auktion SINCONA 64, Zürich, Juni 2020, Los 3682. FDC. (Switzerland, canton of Vaud, one batzen of 1811, Lausanne mint. Mint State.)"

Formerly a Bernese bailiwick, Vaud joined the Swiss Confederation as an independent canton in 1803. There is no Vaudois coinage prior to that date. This type was struck 1804-20 and is common.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.55 g, 0.160 fine silver, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 2.76 g.

Catalog reference: KM 8, D.T. 234h. HMZ 2-1004i.

Source:

• Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zürich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
• 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.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• ^[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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