Basel 1725 20 kreuzer
This specimen was lot 3099 in Sincona sale 91 (Zurich, May 2024), where it sold for 140 CHF (about US$185 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"SCHWEIZ Bistum Basel, Johann Konrad II. von Reinach-Hirzbach, 1705-1737. 20 Kreuzer 1725, Pruntrut. Sehr schön. (Switzerland, bishopric of Basel, John Conrad II of Reinach-Hirzbach, 1705-1737, twenty kreuzer of 1725, Pruntrut mint, Very fine.)"
The bishop of Basel was driven from his seat when Basel turned Protestant during the Reformation. He resided in Pruntrut and issued coins from there. This type was struck 1716-17 and 1722-26; all the dates are scarce and some are rare. The twenty kreuzer was one-sixth of a convention thaler.
Recorded mintage: unknown.
Specification: silver, this specimen 4.04 g.
Catalog reference: KM 25, D.T. 702f, HMZ 2-144f.
- 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, SINCONA Auction 91, The Konrad Bürki Collection - Part 1 (Swiss Cantonal Coins), Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2024.
Link to:
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- Bishop of Basel 1726-H 12 kreuzer
- Coins and currency dated 1725