Zug 1694 20 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 4594 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 2,250 CHF (about US$3,264 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zug, Stadt und Kanton, 20 Kreuzer 1694, Zug. Grosser Schild mit blumenverziertem Querbalken. Das Revers vom selben Rückseitenstempel wie das 20 Kreuzerstück von 1692. Selten. Sehr schön. Minimales Zainende. (Switzerland, city and canton of Zug, Obverse: Large shield with a floral bar. The reverse bears the same die as the 20 Kreuzer piece from 1692. Rare, Very Fine, Minimal edge clip.)"
This type was struck 1692 and 1694. In the late seventeenth century, one thaler was ninety kreuzer, making this coin 2/9 of a thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 4.75 g, silver, 29 mm diameter, this specimen 5.04 g.
Catalog reference: KM 40, Wielandt (Zug) 88a a). D.T. 1245b, HMZ 2-1093b.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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