Zurich 1527 batzen

Sincona sale 102, lot 5606

This specimen was lot 5606 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 275 CHF (about US$415 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ. Zürich. Stadt und Kanton Batzen 1527, Zürich. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, batzen of 1527, Zürich mint. Rare, Good Very Fine.)"

This type is listed for 1518-20, 1526-27, 1530 and undated. At this time, one thaler was sixty kreuzer or fifteen batzen.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 3.12 g, silver, 27 mm diameter, this specimen 3.01 g.

Catalog reference: Hürlimann 932, HMZ 2-1127i.

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 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

Link to:

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• Chur 1527 batzen
• St. Gall 1527 batzen
• Schaffhausen 1527 batzen
• 1530 batzen
• Coins and currency dated 1527