View source for Fribourg 1806 5 rappen

[[Image:Fribourg S35-5188.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 35, lot 5188]]
[[Image:Fribourg S47-2712.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 47, lot 2712, perhaps the same specimen]]
[[Image:S77-4203.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 77, lot 4203]]

The first specimen was lot 5188 in Sincona sale 35 (Zürich, October 2016), where it sold for 525 CHF (about US$623 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''Freiburg/Fribourg | Stadt, Halbbatzen 1806. Seltene Erhaltung. Gutes vorzüglich.'' (city of Fribourg, half batzen of 1806. Rare in this condition, Good extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The second specimen was lot 2712 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 225 CHF (about US$270 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[2]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND, Freiburg/Fribourg, Stadt und Kanton, Halbbatzen 1806. Seltene Erhaltung. Gutes vorzüglich.'' (city and canton of Fribourg, half batzen of 1806. Rare in this condition, Good extremely fine.)"</blockquote> The third specimen was lot 4203 in Sincona sale 77 (Zürich, May 2022), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$364 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[3]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND | Freiburg/Fribourg | Stadt und Kanton. Halbbatzen 1806, Freiburg. Seltene Erhaltung. Vorzüglich-FDC.'' ([[Switzerland]], canton of Fribourg, half batzen of 1806, Fribourg mint. Rare in this condition, Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"</blockquote> This one year type is rather scarce. Five rappen = half batzen and forty batzen made a thaler. This denomination was last struck in 1831.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' billon, the first specimen 1.80 g, the second specimen 1.81 g, the third specimen 2.03 g.

''Catalog reference:'' D.T. 115, HMZ 2-287a, KM 70. 

''[[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>Jürg Richter, ''Schweizer Münzen und Medaillen vom Mittelalter bis in die Neuzeit, Auktion 35,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2016. 
* <sup>[2]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
* <sup>[3]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 77, World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction, Coins and Medals of Switzerland.'', Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2022.

''Link to:''
* [[Fribourg 1806 batzen]]
* [[Schaffhausen 1809 batzen]]
* [[Glarus 1807 15 schilling]]
* [[Basel 1809 3 batzen]]
* [[Basel 1809 5 batzen]]
* [[Fribourg 1827 5 batzen]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1806]]
* return to coins of [[Switzerland, Fribourg]]

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