Switzerland (Basel) 5 Batzen 1809 and 1810

Your coin is from the days of the Swiss Cantons, the early states comprising the Swiss Federation. Specifically it is from the Canton of Basel. The inscription DOMINE CONSERVA NOS IN PACE means Lord, Preserve us in Peace, which was adopted by the city of Basel.

These coins are minted in silver and have the diameter of 26 millimeters. The coin catalogs report these values:

5 BATZEN
worn: $30 US dollars approximate catalog value
average circulated: $60
well preserved: $90
fully uncirculated: $225

The coin in our picture comes from SINCONA in Zürich, Switzerland where it sold for 100 Swiss fracs (about $112 US dollars) during a 2014 auction. CoinQuest thanks SINCONA for use of their coin photo.

Remember to use the principles described on our Terminology page to convert these inflated catalog values to actual buy and sell values.
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Coin: 18761, Genre: Central Europe North South, Timeline: World
Created (yyyymm): 201501, Last review: 201501
Appearance: Normal round coin Metallic gray Letters: Latin
Years: sort: 1809, filter: 1809 to 1810
Image: switzerland_basel_5_batzen_1809.jpg
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