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Latest revision as of 13:22, 9 October 2025
This specimen was lot 4083 in SINCONA Auction 98 (Zürich, May 2025), where it sold for 80 CHF (about US$116 including buyers' fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Bern, Stadt und Kanton, Halbbatzen 1550, Bern. Mit fehlerhafter Rückseitenumschrift . FVNA : (anstelle FVNDATOR). Sehr schön. (Switzerland, city and canton of Bern, half batzen of 1550, Bern mint. Incorrect inscription on reverse, "FVNA" instead of "FVNDA". Very Fine.)"
Half a batzen was two kreuzer. This type was struck 1530, 1537-38 and 1546-51.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: 1.76 g, billon, this specimen 1.87 g.
Catalog reference: Lohner -, HMZ 2-175g.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
- 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, Jurg, SINCONA Auction 98: The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 3 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2025.
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