St. Gall 1621 batzen

Sincona sale 83, lot 4967

This specimen was lot 4967 in Sincona sale 83 (Zurich, May 2023), where it sold for 120 CHF (about US$161 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND St. Gallen. Batzen 1621, St. Gallen. Bär zwischen dem Wert, die Jahreszahl im Abschnitt. Gutes sehr schön (canton of St. Gall, batzen of 1621, St. Gall mint. Obverse: a bear divides the value, date in exergue. Good very fine)." Another, scarcer, batzen of 1621 (KM 66) has the value below. This one is rare above Very Fine.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon or silver, this specimen 1.53 g.

Catalog reference: KM 67, D.T. 1407a. HMZ 2-901b.

Source:

• Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1601-1700, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2014.
• 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 Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.

Link to:

• 1620 klippe half thaler
• 1620 double thaler
• 1621 klippe thaler
• Zug 1622 batzen
• 1622 thaler
• Coins and currency dated 1621