Fribourg 1788 14 kreuzer

Sincona sale 64, lot 3233

This specimen was lot 3233 in Sincona sale 64 (Zurich, June 2020), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$150 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND | Freiburg/Fribourg | Stadt und Kanton, Viertelgulden zu 14 Kreuzern 1788, Freiburg. Vorzüglich-FDC. (city and canton of Fribourg, quarter gulden of 14 kreuzer of 1788, Fribourg mint. Extremely fine-uncirculated.)"

In Fribourg, 56 kreuzer = one gulden, making this coin one quarter gulden. This type was struck 1787-93, 1797-98 and is fairly common. In 1798, the armies of Revolutionary France invaded Switzerland and the old confederation collapsed. The Helvetic Republic was set up and the cantons reorganized.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: silver, this specimen 2.52 g.

Catalog reference: KM 59, D.T. 651b, HMZ 2-274b.

Source:

• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, Sincona sale 64: Swiss Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2020.
• Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
• 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.

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• 1787 kreuzer
• 1789 2 kreuzer = ½ batzen
• Fribourg 1790 1/2 kreuzer = vierer
• Fribourg 1793 28 kreuzer = ½ gulden
• 1798 14 kreuzer
• Coins and currency dated 1788