Vaud 1804 1/2 batzen KM-Pn1

Sincona sale 95, lot 4521

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.

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, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 95: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 2 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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• 1804 rappen
• 1804 batzen, without obverse branches
• 1804 batzen (10 rappen), with obverse branches
• 1804 5 batzen
• 1804 10 batzen
• 1809 ½ batzen/5 rappen
• Coins and currency dated 1804