Geneva 1847 25 centimes

Sincona sale 97, lot 3277

This specimen was lot 3277 in SINCONA Auction 97 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 2,250 CHF (about US$3,264 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"25 Centimes 1847, Genf. Probe in Billon. Stempelschneider Auguste Bovet. Sehr selten. Fast FDC. Zaponiert. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, twenty-five centimes of 1847, pattern struck in billon, Geneva mint. Very rare, About Mint State, Lacquered.)"

This pattern has a different shape of shield compared to the production version and lacks the initials "AB". All cantonal issues ceased in 1848 and confederate coinage was introduced in 1850.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 3.6 g, billon, 25 mm diameter, this specimen 5.18 g.

Catalog reference: KM 135 (production version), Demole 705, Richter (Proben) 1-479 (plate coin).

Sources:

• 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.
• ^[1]Richter, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 97: World and Swiss Coins and Medals, SINCONA Bullion Auction, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

Link to:

• 1844 25 centimes
• Geneva 1847 centime
• Geneva 1847-AB 5 centimes
• 1847 10 centimes, struck in silver
• Coins and currency dated 1847