Vaud 1826 5 batzen
This specimen was lot 4539 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 375 CHF (about US$520 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Waadt/Vaud, Kanton, 5 Batzen 1826, Lausanne. 4.31 g. D.T. 231a, HMZ 2-1002j. FDC. (Switzerland, canton of Vaud, five batzen of 1826, Lausanne mint. Mint State.)"
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 1826-31. The quadrilobe shown here does not match that depicted in the SCWC. Five batzen was one eighth of a thaler.
Record mintage: unknown but a scarce date.
Specification: 4.35 g, 0.670 fine silver, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 4.34 g.
Catalog reference: KM 21.1, D.T. 230f, HMZ 2-1002i.
- 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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