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SWITZERLAND – CANTON OF BASEL – 1 batzen, 1826 – Basel.
See original version (French)
111
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SWITZERLAND – CANTON OF BASEL – 1 batzen, 1826 – Basel.
See original version (French)
Estimate CHF 20 - CHF 30
Voluntary lot
Description
SWITZERLAND – CANTON OF BASEL – 1 batzen, 1826 – Basel.
Obverse: Shield bearing the coat of arms of Basel, surmounted by a stylised bishop’s crozier, surrounded by two branches.
Peripheral inscription: ‘CANTON BASEL’. In the exergue: ‘1 · BATZ ·’. This specimen corresponds to the
variant with a full stop after ‘BATZ’ and short branches.
Reverse: A cross of concord separating the value markings. Peripheral legend: ‘CONCORD ·
CANTONE DER SCHWEIZ’. Date 1826 and value 1 Bz.
Edge: Smooth.
Gross weight: 2.60 g.
Metal and fineness: Billon.
Diameter: 24 mm.
Face value: 1 batzen, equivalent to 1/10 of a Basel franc.
Orientation: Coin edge, 6 o’clock.
Strike quality: Circulation coin.
Condition: SUP-; well-preserved relief, residual lustre, slight golden patina and fine
superficial marks.
References: KM# 208; HMZ 2# 111h, type 2 variant.
Historical note: A cantonal issue predating the federal monetary unification of 1850. The batzen
was then a subdivision of the franc in a system where the cantons retained their own
coinage.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
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Auction time
11/06/2026 at 1:00 PM
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