Basel 1795 duplone Fr-70

Sincona Auction 103, lot 1255

This specimen was lot 1255 in Sincona Auction 103 (Zürich, May 2026), where it sold for 3,750 CHF (about US$5,715 including buyers' fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Basel, Stadt und Kanton, Duplone 1795, Basel. Auf der Rückseite mit Opfertisch. Sehr selten. Gutes vorzüglich. (canton of Base, duplone of 1795, Basel mint, altar reverse. Very rare, About Uncirculated.)"

This type was struck 1795 only and is rare. It is accompanied by a slightly scarcer duplone of 1795-96 (KM 188) with a different reverse. Confusingly, the SCWC shows the same image for both.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: 7.64 g, 0.900 fine gold, this specimen 7.61 g.

Catalog reference: KM 187, D.T. 735, HMZ 2-92b, Fr-70.

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, Michael Hardmeier, Michael Otto, Arne Kirsch, Ruedi Kunzmann and Timur Demirai, SINCONA Auction 103: World and Swiss coins and medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2026.

Links to:

• MDCCXCV (1795) thaler
• 1795 duplone, motto in wreath reverse
• Bern 1795 duplone Fr-182
• (1795) double ducat
• 1796 duplone
• Luzern 1796 12 munzgulden Fr-325
• Coins and currency dated 1795