Vaud 1810 5 batzen

Sincona sale 90, lot 2610

This specimen was lot 2610 in Sincona sale 90 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 300 CHF (about US$397 including buyer's fees). The catalog description^[1] noted,

"SCHWEIZ Vaud, 5 Batzen 1810, Lausanne. FDC. Prachtvolle Erhaltung. (Switzerland, canton of Vaud, five batzen of 1810, Lausanne mint. Uncirculated, Magnificent condition.)"

This type is listed for 1807-14 and is not rare. After being temporarily unified under Napoleon's Helvetic Republic, the cantons went their separate ways after the Congress of Vienna and issued a torrent of low value coins. Not until 1850 would a unified confederation mint her own coins and terminate the local issues.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: billon, this specimen 4.73 g.

Catalog reference: KM 13, D.T. 230b, HMZ 2-1002e.

Source:

• Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zurich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• 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 90, Münzen und Medaillen der Welt, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.

Link to:

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