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[[Image:Valais S20-03554q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 20, lot 3554]] | [[Image:Valais S20-03554q00.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 20, lot 3554]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 3554 in Sincona sale 20 (Zürich, October 2014), where it sold for CHF 275 (about US$345 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Kreuzer 1776. Vorzüglich-FDC. (extremely fine to uncirculated.)" This one year type was issued by the bishop of Sitten (Sion in French), now part of the canton of Valais. Valais was not officially a member of the Swiss confederation until 1815. | + | This specimen was lot 3554 in Sincona sale 20 (Zürich, October 2014), where it sold for CHF 275 (about US$345 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, "Kreuzer 1776. Vorzüglich-FDC. (extremely fine to uncirculated.)" This one year type was issued by the bishop of Sitten (Sion in French), now part of the canton of Valais. Valais was not officially a member of the Swiss confederation until 1815. One convention thaler was 160 kreuzer in Switzerland, 120 kreuzer in Germany. |
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* [[Geneva 1775 6 quarts]] | * [[Geneva 1775 6 quarts]] | ||
| + | * [[Sitten 1776 batzen KM-34|1776 batten, "UTR.VALLE." on reverse]] | ||
* [[Sitten 1777 6 kreuzer]] | * [[Sitten 1777 6 kreuzer]] | ||
* [[Coins and currency dated 1776]] | * [[Coins and currency dated 1776]] | ||
Revision as of 10:09, 19 June 2025
This specimen was lot 3554 in Sincona sale 20 (Zürich, October 2014), where it sold for CHF 275 (about US$345 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted, "Kreuzer 1776. Vorzüglich-FDC. (extremely fine to uncirculated.)" This one year type was issued by the bishop of Sitten (Sion in French), now part of the canton of Valais. Valais was not officially a member of the Swiss confederation until 1815. One convention thaler was 160 kreuzer in Switzerland, 120 kreuzer in Germany.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: bilon, this specimen 1.04 g.
Catalog reference: KM 32, D.T.980, HMZ 2-1073a.
- 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, Numismatic Coins & Medals: Auction 20, Zurich: Sincona AG, 2014.
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