Switzerland Saint Gall Pfennig, Kreuzer, Batzen, and Franken Coinage 1807 to 1817
The old Swiss Canton of Saint Gall minted coins in silver and billon (billon contains mostly copper or bronze with a small quantity of silver). All coins use the same design: a fasces in a shield with leaved branches on each side, plus the denomination inside a wreath. A fasces is a symbol of strength composed of an axe with a bundle of rods around it.
The denominations are pfennig (pfennisc), kreuzer (kreutzer), batzen (bazen), and franken (schweiz frankien). Catalog values run like this:
PFENNIG, 1/2 KREUZER, KREUZER, 1/2 BATZEN, BATZEN
worn: $10 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $30
well preserved: $150
fully uncirculated: $300
1 kreuzer dated 1807 are rare and catalog at $850 in average circulated condition
2 PFENNIG, 6 KREUZER
worn: $150
average circulated: $300
well preserved: $900
fully uncirculated: $1400
5 BATZEN
worn: $30
average circulated: $100
well preserved: $200
fully uncirculated: $400
5 batzen dated 1812 are rare and catalog at $300 in average circulated condition
1/2 FRANKEN
worn: $8000
average circulated: $10000
well preserved: $20000
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Coin: 13778, Genre: Central Europe North South, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201301, Last review: 201500
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic gray Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1807, filter: 1807 to 1817
Image: switzerland_saint_gall_1_2_batzen.jpg
Tags: helvetia escutcheon fern encircled shiled cantons garland pffenig reif circal franciase rings francais limb francaises crests liafy branch leaves france leaf piller crest rechenpfennig upright insignia reichpfennig pfenninge sticks chevrons axehead fasces francai gaul helvetische circling fran pfenning gallic arm rentenpfenig pfennig reef encircles phenning leave circel encircle shields bazen frankien spray leaved leafs wreah gall ringed krevz circumference encircling helvitica reichspfenig switz coats column switzerland ring three leafe franciaise francaise renten stalks suisse leafy wreath circles twigs loop circumscribed pfennige circumscibed helvetic circuit chevron hatchet bough gallen twig sprigs coat pfenig franken swiss leafed fracaise gallens logo batzen leavs foliage axes arms circlet circle schweiz sprays reichspfenning columns wreathed ferns francie pfennisc canton creast sprig branched pillar branches wreth reicshpfenning 1st sheild stick boughs loops rief pillars pfenn ffennig batz one kreutzer axe circular incircled ivy french crested stalk rentenpfennig kreuzers branching pfenng kreuzer ones circled greenery axhead wreaths wreathe kreutz saint wreat kreuz reichspfennig bush shield escucheon helvetica santa shild
