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* [[Solothurn 1793 2 kreuzer|1793 2 kreuzer (half batzen), struck in silver]] | * [[Solothurn 1793 2 kreuzer|1793 2 kreuzer (half batzen), struck in silver]] | ||
* [[Bern 1793 4 kreuzer]] | * [[Bern 1793 4 kreuzer]] | ||
| + | * [[Solothurn 1794 10 kreuzer|1794 10 kreuzer (2½ batzen)]] | ||
* [[Solothurn 1794 10 batzen|1794 10 batzen]] = quarter thaler | * [[Solothurn 1794 10 batzen|1794 10 batzen]] = quarter thaler | ||
* [[Solothurn 1795 20 batzen]] | * [[Solothurn 1795 20 batzen]] | ||
Latest revision as of 18:13, 3 January 2026
This specimen was lot 3538 in Sincona sale 70 (Zürich, May 2021), where it sold for 160 CHF (about US$212 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND | Solothurn | Stadt und Kanton. Batzen 1793, Solothurn. Gutes vorzüglich. Feine Patina. (Switzerland, canton of Solothurn, batzen of 1793, Solothurn mint. Good extremely fine, Nicely toned.)"
This type was struck 1766-67, 1788, 1793-97. Four kreuzer = one batzen = 1/40 thaler.
Reported Mintage: unknown.
Specification: 2.47 g, billon, 24 mm diameter, this specimen 2.79 g.
Catalog reference: KM 41, D.T. 693d, HMZ 2-848h.
- 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]Jürg Richter, Auction 70, Swiss Coins and Medals and Rarities in Gold, Zürich: Sincona AG, 2021.
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