Batzen "Plappart-Batzen"

Features

Issuer City of Lucerne
Period Free imperial city (1415-1648)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1501-1550
Value 1 Batzen = 1⁄16 Thaler
Currency Thaler (1422-1550)
Composition Silver
Weight 3 g
Diameter 28 mm
Shape Round
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
99508
References Wielandt Luzern# 11,
Friedrich Wielandt; 1969. Münz- und Geldgeschichte des Standes Luzern. Schweizerischer Bankverein Luzern, Lucerne, Switzerland.
HMZ 2# 620a,
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.
Haas L# 40
Franz Haas-Zumbühl; 1895. Die Münzen des Standes Luzern (Revue suisse de numismatique, Volume 5). L.-F. Jarrys, Geneva, Switzerland.

Obverse

Coat of arms of Lucerne on square shield split vertically in half; the right half plain; the left half hatched. "L" in left field. "V" in right field. Eagle looking left above. Gothic script.

Script: Latin (uncial)

Lettering:
MO'ETA ❀ LVCERNENSI
L V

Lettering (regular font):
MO'ETA ❀ LVCERNENSI
L V

Translation:
Moneta Lucernensis.
Coin of Lucerne.

Reverse

Cross with split ends, with flowers in quarters. Gothic script.

Script: Latin (uncial)

Lettering: ✠ SANCTVS 🏵 LVDIGARIVS

Lettering (regular font): ✠ SANCTVS 🏵 LVDIGARIVS

Mint

Lucerne, Switzerland

Comments

Varieties:
Variety 1 (Wielandt# 11)
Obverse lettering: MO'ETA ❀ LVCERNENSI
Reverse lettering: ✠ SANCTVS ❀ LVDIGARIVS

Variety 2 (Wielandt# 11a)
Obverse lettering: MONETA ❀ LVCERNENSI
Reverse lettering: SANCTVS ✤ LEODIGARIVS

Variety 3 (Wielandt# 11b)
Obverse lettering: MONETA ❀ LVCERNENSI
Reverse lettering: SANCTVS ❀ LVDIGARIVS ⁑

Variety 4 (Wielandt# 11c)
Obverse lettering: MONETA ❀ LVCERNEN'
Reverse lettering: ✠ SANCTVS ❀ LVDIGARIVS

Variety 5 (Wielandt# 11d)
Obverse lettering: MONETA ❀ LVCERNEN'
Reverse lettering: SANCTVS ❀ LEOCIGARIVS

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1501-1550)  Wielandt# 11; MO'ETA
ND (1501-1550)  Wielandt# 11a; ✤ LEODIGARIVS
ND (1501-1550)  Wielandt# 11b; ❀ LVDIGARIVS ⁑
ND (1501-1550)  Wielandt# 11c; ❀ LVDIGARIVS
ND (1501-1550)  Wielandt# 11d; ❀ LEOCIGARIVS

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