Zurich 1693 5 schilling

Steve Album sale 54, lot 2901

This specimen was lot 2901 in Steve Album Auction 54 (Santa Rosa, CA, January 2026), where it sold for $95. The catalog description^[1] noted, "ZÜRICH: Canton, AR 5 schilling, 1693, some reverse residue, XF." This type was struck 1693, 1694 and 1697 and is rather expensive in nice condition. One thaler was 72 schilling.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 2.75 g, silver, 24 mm diameter.

Catalog reference: KM-110, HMZ-2-1153b.

Source:

• 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]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Hanbing Feng, Auction 54, featuring selections from the Kenneth A. Bovenkamp Collection of Ottoman Coins, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2025.

Link to:

• 1692 half ducat
• 1692 quarter ducat
• 1694 thaler, "DOMINE/CONSERVA/NOS IN PACE"
• 1697 5 schilling, "S.P.Q.T" reverse
• Coins and currency dated 1693