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This specimen was lot 3185 in Sincona Auction 105 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 200 CHF (about US$305 including buyers' fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, 5 Batzen 1811, Bern. Seltener Jahrgang. Fast FDC.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Bern|canton of Bern]], five batzen of 1811, Bern mint. Rare date, About Mint State.)"</blockquote> Forty batzen made a thaler, so five batzen are one-eighth of a thaler. This type was struck 1808, 1810-11, 1818; the 1811 is the key date. The last Bernese coin is a rappen dated 1836.

''Recorded mintage:'' unknown.

''Specification:'' 4.58 g, 0.676 fine silver, 26 mm diameter, this specimen 4.60 g.

''Catalog reference:'' KM 170, D.T. 35c. HMZ 2-234c.

''[[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, Jürg, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunsmann and Timur Demirai, ''SINCONA Auction 105: The Konrad Bürki Collection of Swiss Cantonal Coins - Part 5'', Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2026.

''Links to:''
* [[Bern 1810 5 batzen|1810 5 batzen]]
* [[Bern 1811 rappen]]
* [[Bern 1811 2-1/2 rappen|1811 2½ rappen]]
* [[Bern 1811 franken|1811 franken]]
* [[Bern 1818 5 batzen|1818 5 batzen]]
* [[Bern 1825 5 batzen|1825 pattern 5 batzen]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1811]]

[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 103, 104, 105]][[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]]

Bern 1811 5 batzen - Revision history

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