Vaud 1832-BEL batzen
This specimen was lot 2899 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $312. The catalog description[1] noted, "VAUD: Canton, BI batzen, 1832-BEL, an incredible bright lustrous example, PCGS graded MS67." This type was struck 1826-34 and is common. Most dates, including this one, have the initials "BEL" on the plinth below the shield. After being temporarily unified under Napoleon's Helvetic Republic, the cantons went their separate ways after the Congress of Vienna and issued a torrent of low value coins. Not until 1850 would a unified confederation mint her own coins and terminate the local issues.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.55 g, 0.160 fine silver, 25 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM-20.
- 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.
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