View source for Bern 1826 5 batzen KM-196.3

[[Image:Sincona 102-5136.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 102, lot 5136]]

This specimen was lot 5136 in Sincona Auction 102 (Zürich, October 2025), where it sold for 500 CHF (about US$754 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, 5 Batzen 1826, Bern. Variante mit "5 BAZ" unter einem Strich. Selten. Fast FDC.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Bern|city and canton of Bern]], five batzen of 1826, variety with "5 BAZ" under a line. Rare, About Mint State.)"</blockquote> This is the last five batzen struck by the canton of Bern. It comes in several varieties ([[Bern 1826 5 batzen|KM 196.1]], [[Bern 1826 5 batzen KM-196.2|KM 196.2]], KM 196.3). Forty batzen made a thaler, so five batzen are one-eighth of a thaler. The last Bernese coin is a rappen dated 1836.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 4.15-4.44 g, silver, 26-27 mm diameter, this specimen 4.26 g.
 
''Catalog reference:'' KM 196.3, D.T. 37h, HMZ 2-234h.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, ''Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert,'' Zürich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
* Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, ''Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019. 
* 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.
* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jurg, ''SINCONA Auction 102: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 4 (Swiss Cantonal Coins)'', Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

''Link to:''
* [[Bern 1825 batzen KM-Pn22|1825 batzen, pattern, without beaded circle around cross]]
* [[Bern 1825 5 batzen|1825 pattern 5 batzen]]
* [[Bern 1825 4 ducats Fr-178|1825 quadruple ducat]]
* [[Bern 1826 5 rappen KM-192|1826 5 rappen (½ batzen), circle of pearls on the reverse]]
* [[Bern 1826 5 rappen KM-193|1826 5 rappen (½ batzen), quadrilobe on the reverse]]
* [[Bern 1826 batzen|1826 batzen]]
* [[Bern 1826 2-1/2 batzen|1826 2½ batzen]]
* [[Bern 1826 5 batzen|1826 5 batzen, "5 BATZ"]]
* [[Bern 1826 5 batzen KM-196.2|1826 5 batzen, curved "5 BAZ"]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1826]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 99, 100, 101, 102]][[Category: Coinage of the Swiss cantons]]