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[[Image:Vaud S47-3012.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 47, lot 3012]]
 
[[Image:Vaud S47-3012.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 47, lot 3012]]
  
This specimen was lot 3012 in Sincona sale 47 (Zurich, May 2018), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$480 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND, Waadt/Vaud, Kanton, 5 Batzen 1805. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Leicht gereinigt.'' (canton of Vaud, five batzen of 1805, Very rare year, Very fine-extremely fine, Slightly cleaned.)"</blockquote> After being temporarily unified under Napoleon's Helvetic Republic, the cantons went their separate ways after the Congress of Vienna and issued a torrent of low value coins. Not until 1850 would a unified confederation mint her own coins and terminate the local issues. This type was struck 1805-06 and was worth one eighth of a thaler.
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This specimen was lot 3012 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$480 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND, Waadt/Vaud, Kanton, 5 Batzen 1805. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Leicht gereinigt.'' (canton of Vaud, five batzen of 1805, Very rare year, Very fine-extremely fine, Slightly cleaned.)"</blockquote> Formerly a Bernese bailiwick, Vaud joined the Swiss Confederation as an independent canton in 1803, at which time it began to issue coins. Not until 1850 would a unified confederation mint her own coins and terminate the local issues. This type was struck 1805-06 and was worth one eighth of a thaler.
  
 
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''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
 
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* Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, ''Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert,'' Zurich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
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* 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.
 
* 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.
 
* 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, ''Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018.
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* <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.
  
 
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* [[Vaud 1804 5 batzen|1804 5 batzen]]
 
* [[Vaud 1804 5 batzen|1804 5 batzen]]
 
* [[Vaud 1804 10 batzen|1804 10 batzen]]
 
* [[Vaud 1804 10 batzen|1804 10 batzen]]
* [[Vaud 1807 5 batzen]]
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* [[Vaud 1805 batzen|1805 batzen]]
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* [[Vaud 1806 5 batzen|1806 5 batzen]]
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* [[Vaud 1807 rappen|1807 rappen]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1805]]
 
* [[Coins and currency dated 1805]]
 
* return to coins of [[Switzerland, Vaud]]
 
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[[Category:Selections from Sincona sale 46, 47]][[Category:Coinage of the Swiss cantons]]

Latest revision as of 16:17, 9 January 2026

Sincona sale 47, lot 3012

This specimen was lot 3012 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 400 CHF (about US$480 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND, Waadt/Vaud, Kanton, 5 Batzen 1805. Sehr seltener Jahrgang. Sehr schön-vorzüglich. Leicht gereinigt. (canton of Vaud, five batzen of 1805, Very rare year, Very fine-extremely fine, Slightly cleaned.)"

Formerly a Bernese bailiwick, Vaud joined the Swiss Confederation as an independent canton in 1803, at which time it began to issue coins. Not until 1850 would a unified confederation mint her own coins and terminate the local issues. This type was struck 1805-06 and was worth one eighth of a thaler.

Reported Mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 4.49 g.

Catalog reference: D.T. 229a, HMZ 2-1002b, KM 11.

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.
  • [1]Richter, Jürg, Auction 47, World Coins and Medals, Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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