Batzen

Batzen - obverseBatzen - reverse

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Features

Issuer City of Zürich
Period Free imperial city (1218-1648)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1639-1641
Value 1 Batzen (1⁄32)
Currency Thaler (1621-1651)
Composition Billon
Weight 2.55 g
Diameter 23 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
89213
References Hürlimann# 964,
Hans Hürlimann; 1966. Zürcher Münzgeschichte. Kommissionsverlag Berichthaus Zürich, Zürich.
HMZ 2# 1154,
Jürg Richter, Ruedi Kunzmann; 2006. Der neue HMZ-Katalog / Band. 2. Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins : 15./16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
Divo/Tob17# 1099,
Jean-Paul Divo, Edwin Tobler; 1987. Die Münzen der Schweiz im 17. Jahrhundert. Bank Leu AG, Zürich, Switzerland.
KM# 50,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Wunderly 1# 654
Wilhelm Tobler-Meyer; 1896. Die Münz- und Medaillen-Sammlung des Herrn Hans Wunderly v. Muralt in Zürich / Band 1. Münzen und Medaillen der Stadt und des Kantons Zürich und der ehemaligen Benedictinerabtei Rheinau : Erläutert und beschrieben von Wilhelm Tobler-Meyer. Albert Müller Kommissions-Verlag, Zürich, Switzerland.

Obverse

Arms of Zürich over cross.

Script: Latin

Lettering: *MO-NET-ANO-VA*

Reverse

Crown over double-headed eagle.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
THVRICENSIS
*1639*

Edge

Smooth

Comments

Zurich was transformed into a republic at the end of the terrible Thirty Years' War (1618-1648), which deeply divided Europe.Automatically translated

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1639  50%
1640  30%
1641  30%

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