Geneva 1689-RGS 3 sols

Sincona sale 98, lot 4256

This specimen was lot 4256 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it did not sell. The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Genf/Genève, Stadt und Kanton, 3 Sols 1689, Genf. Mzz. RGS. Selten. Schön-sehr schön. (Switzerland, canton of Geneva, three sols of 1689, Geneva mint. Rare, Fine-Very Fine.)"

This obscure type was struck 1689 only with mintmarks -RGS, -SGR and -SRIE. It is only the second coin we have listed for this canton between 1659 and 1702.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specifications: 1.73 g, billon, 22 mm diameter, this specimen 1.66 g.

Catalog reference: KM 52, Demole 340, D.T. 1676b, HMZ 2-326ee.

Sources:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.

Link to:

• 1659-AC half thaler
• 1659 thaler
• 1674-AE 6 deniers
• 1702 2 quarts (½ sol)
• Coins and currency dated 1689