Watch List notes:

SWITZERLAND. Bern. Stadt. 40 Batzen (Silver, 39 mm, 29.00 g, 6 h), countermarked issue, struck 1816-1819 on a French Écu dated 1769. LUD•XV•D•G•FR• ET NAV•REX• Laureate and draped bust of Louis XV (1715-1774) to left; on neck, countermark: Bernese coat of arms. Rev. SIT NOMEN DOMINI - BENEDICTUM 1769 Crowned coat of arms set on laurel wreath; below, B; to right, countermark: 40 / BZ•. HMZ 2-231a. Nicely toned. Clipped planchet and with some scratches and adjustment marks, otherwise, very fine.


From the collection of a Swiss scholar, formed over the past thirty years.