Batzen

The batzen was a coin produced by Bern, Switzerland from the 15th century until the mid-19th century. The batzen is named for the bear (Batz, Bätz or Petz meaning bear) depicted on the batzen of Bern.

40 batzen contremarqué sur un écu dit "au bandeau" - 1762
N° v18_2564
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Uri
Batzen; Dicken; Ducat; Kreuzer; Pistole; Schilling;
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1798
Billon 1/2 Batzen
24mm, 1.91g
HMZ 223
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Other Swiss cantons and southern German states soon followed Bern's example, producing their own batzen. The batzen was originally a silver coin, but by the 17th century it was struck in billon.

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