SWITZERLAND. Zürich. Stadt and Kanton. Doppeltaler 1624 (Silver, 43 mm, 56.60 g, 12 h), moneyer Hans Jakob (I.) Bodmer, 1623-1629. MO:NO:THVRIC:CIVITA:IMPERIALIS 1624 Lion rampant to left, holding imperial orb in his right hand and sword in his left and placing his left on coat of arms of Zürich. Rev. ✱DOMINE✱CONSERVA✱NOS✱IN✱PACE Crowned double eagle. Davenport 4637. Divo 11A. HMZ 2-1145b. Hürlimann 408. Very rare. Beautifully toned and with an impressive old pedigree. Some die faults on the obverse and small edge nicks, otherwise, extremely fine.



The highly sought-after Zurich Doppeltalers were struck between 1556 and 1695 and are consistently very rare. During the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648), they became a prized 'safe-haven currency,' particularly in the German-speaking regions hit hardest by severe inflation at the outset of the conflict. Zurich itself largely escaped the turmoil, though it eventually succumbed to inflation as well. Larger silver pieces like the present coin, however, remained unaffected, as the devaluation primarily impacted smaller denominations (cf. Hürlimann, p. 98 ff.).