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| − | This specimen was lot 3594 in Sincona sale 91 ( | + | This specimen was lot 3594 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 675 CHF (about US$892 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Plappart o. J. (um 1419), Zürich. 2.03 g. Zürcher Wappen in einem Vierpass, darüber einköpfiger Adler. Rv. Hl. Kaiser Karl mit Krone und Nimbus von vorne. Auf den Knien ein Schwert. Hürlimann 76, HMZ 2-1110a. Selten. Schön-sehr schön. Schrötlingsriss.'' ([[Switzerland]], [[Switzerland, Zurich|canton of Zurich]], undated plappart, Zürich mint. Obverse: city arms in a quadrilobe, singe headed eagle above; reverse: St. Charles with crown and halo facing. Rare, Fine-very fine, Flan crack.)"</blockquote> The ''plappart'', or ''blafard'' in French, was originally a foreign coin but adopted in Switerland at the end of the 14th century. It was superseded by the batzen at the beginning of the 16th century. It was worth fourteen or fifteen pfennig. |
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* 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, | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins),'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024. |
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Latest revision as of 14:11, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 3594 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 675 CHF (about US$892 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Zürich, Stadt und Kanton, Plappart o. J. (um 1419), Zürich. 2.03 g. Zürcher Wappen in einem Vierpass, darüber einköpfiger Adler. Rv. Hl. Kaiser Karl mit Krone und Nimbus von vorne. Auf den Knien ein Schwert. Hürlimann 76, HMZ 2-1110a. Selten. Schön-sehr schön. Schrötlingsriss. (Switzerland, canton of Zurich, undated plappart, Zürich mint. Obverse: city arms in a quadrilobe, singe headed eagle above; reverse: St. Charles with crown and halo facing. Rare, Fine-very fine, Flan crack.)"
The plappart, or blafard in French, was originally a foreign coin but adopted in Switerland at the end of the 14th century. It was superseded by the batzen at the beginning of the 16th century. It was worth fourteen or fifteen pfennig.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon, this specimen 2.09 g.
Catalog reference: Hürlimann 78, HMZ 2-1110b.
- 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 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
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