Bern 1794 2 duplone Fr-186

Sincona sale 91, lot 3163

This specimen was lot 3163 in Sincona sale 91 (Zürich, May 2024), where it sold for 3,200 CHF (about US$4,229 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Doppelduplone 1794, Bern. Vorzüglich-FDC. Kleine Kratzer auf Rückseite. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, double duplone of 1794, Bern mint. Extremely fine-uncirculated, Small scratches on reverse.)"

This type, struck 1794-98, depicts a standing soldier on the reverse. Another double duplone has a motto reverse (Fr-181). In Geneva, this coin was a double pistole; in Luzern, a 24 munzgulden, in Solothurn, a double duplone. The coin is modeled on a double louis d'or of France.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 15.82 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 15.26 g.

Catalog reference: KM 147, D.T. 499b, HMZ 2-211c, Fr-186.

Source:

• Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
• 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.
• ^[1]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

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