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| − | This specimen was lot 4521 in Sincona sale 95 ( | + | This specimen was lot 4521 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 550 CHF (about US$762 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Waadt/Vaud, Kanton, Halbbatzen 1804, Lausanne. Grosses Kantonswappen, unten Blumenverzierung. Ohne Zweige im Feld. Rv. In einem Reben-/Ährenkranz eingefasst 1/2 Batz I804 in 3 Zeilen. Sehr selten. Sehr schön.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Vaud|canton of Vaud]], half batzen of 1804, Lausanne mint. Obverse: large cantonal arms, floral decoration below, no branches in the field; reverse: value and date in wreath. Very rare, Very Fine.)"</blockquote> Formerly a Bernese bailiwick, Vaud joined the Swiss Confederation as an independent canton in 1803, at which time it began to issue coins. This is a rare type that the SCWC calls a pattern; the regular issue ( [[Vaud 1809 1/2 batzen|KM 6]]) has the date on the shield side and the legend "½ Batz/5. RAP." on the reverse. |
''Record mintage:'' 2,962,000 for 1804-08. | ''Record mintage:'' 2,962,000 for 1804-08. | ||
Revision as of 09:40, 11 June 2025
This specimen was lot 4521 in Sincona sale 95 (Zürich, October 2024), where it sold for 550 CHF (about US$762 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Waadt/Vaud, Kanton, Halbbatzen 1804, Lausanne. Grosses Kantonswappen, unten Blumenverzierung. Ohne Zweige im Feld. Rv. In einem Reben-/Ährenkranz eingefasst 1/2 Batz I804 in 3 Zeilen. Sehr selten. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Vaud, half batzen of 1804, Lausanne mint. Obverse: large cantonal arms, floral decoration below, no branches in the field; reverse: value and date in wreath. Very rare, Very Fine.)"
Formerly a Bernese bailiwick, Vaud joined the Swiss Confederation as an independent canton in 1803, at which time it began to issue coins. This is a rare type that the SCWC calls a pattern; the regular issue ( KM 6) has the date on the shield side and the legend "½ Batz/5. RAP." on the reverse.
Record mintage: 2,962,000 for 1804-08.
Specification: 1.9 g, billon, 23 mm diameter, this specimen 1.91 g.
Catalog reference: KM Pn1, Jaeger/Lavanchy (SMK III) 12, D.T. 236, HMZ 2-1005a.
- Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zurich: 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.
- [1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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