Bern 1777 kreuzer
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This specimen was lot 4117 in Sincona sale 73 (Zurich, November 2021), where it sold for 100 CHF (about US$129 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SWITZERLAND | Bern | Stadt und Kanton. Kreuzer 1777, Bern. Vorzüglich. (Switzerland, canton of Bern, kreuzer of 1777, Extremely fine.)"
This kreuzer was struck 1755, 1765, 1772-81, 1785, 1789, 1792-97. 160 kreuzer = forty batzen = one thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: billon; this specimen 0.92 g.
Catalog reference: KM 115, D.T. 528g. HMZ 2-225h.
- Michael, Thomas, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1701-1800, 7th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2016.
- ♥Richter, Juerg, 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 sale 73: World Coins and Medals, Bullion Auction and World Banknotes, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2021.
Link to:
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