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This specimen was lot 3010 in Sincona sale 47 (Zurich, May 2018), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$168 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND, Uri, 2 Batzen 1811. Fast vorzüglich.'' (canton of Uri, two batzen of 1811. About extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This rare issue was accompanied by a rappen, half, one and [[Uri 1811 4 batzen|four batzen]], all from 1811. 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.  
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This specimen was lot 3010 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$168 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''SWITZERLAND, Uri, 2 Batzen 1811. Fast vorzüglich.'' (canton of Uri, two batzen of 1811. About extremely fine.)"</blockquote> This rare issue was accompanied by a rappen, half, one and [[Uri 1811 4 batzen|four batzen]], all from 1811. 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.  
  
 
''Reported Mintage:'' 3,510.
 
''Reported Mintage:'' 3,510.

Revision as of 09:37, 11 June 2025

Sincona sale 47, lot 3010

This specimen was lot 3010 in Sincona sale 47 (Zürich, May 2018), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$168 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,

"SWITZERLAND, Uri, 2 Batzen 1811. Fast vorzüglich. (canton of Uri, two batzen of 1811. About extremely fine.)"

This rare issue was accompanied by a rappen, half, one and four batzen, all from 1811. 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.

Reported Mintage: 3,510.

Specification: silver, this specimen 2.49 g.

Catalog reference: D.T. 76, HMZ 2-993a, KM 44.

Source:

  • Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zurich: 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, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2018.

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