Zurich (15)94 schilling

Sincona sale 91, lot 3616

This specimen was lot 3616 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Schilling 1594, Zürich. Schön. (Switzerland, canton of Zurich, schilling of 1594, Zürich mint. Fine.)"

This type was struck 1518-19, 1526-27, 1530, 1533, 1555, 1584, 1588-94 and undated. One thaler was 72 schilling.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 1.25 g, billon, 21 mm diameter, this specimen 0.99 g.

Catalog reference: Hürlimann 1064, HMZ 2-1130r.

Source:

• 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 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

• (15)93 schilling
• 1607 batzen, round
• 1607 batzen, klippe
• Coins and currency dated 1594