Zurich 1530 batzen
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This specimen was lot 5607 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 325 CHF (about US$490 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ. Zürich. Stadt und Kanton. Batzen 1530, Zürich. Selten. Gutes sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Zürich, batzen of 1530, 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 3.11 g.
Catalog reference: Hürlimann 933, HMZ 2-1127j.
- 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 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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