Zurich (15)93 schilling
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This specimen was part of lot 4615 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), which sold for 100 CHF (about US$145 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Schilling 1591, Zürich. Schilling 1593. Schön-sehr schön. (2) (Switzerland, city and canton of Zürich, schilling of 1591, Zürich mint. Fine-Very Fine, two pieces.)"
This type was struck 1518-19, 1526-27, 1530, 1533, 1555, 1584, 1588-94 and undated. One thaler was 72 schilling.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specifications: 1.25 g, billon, 21 mm diameter.
Catalog reference: Hürlimann 1062, HMZ 2-1130q.
- 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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