A rare date with an apparently unpublished die engraver's error for this date
Lot 3500
SWITZERLAND. St. Gallen, Stadt. 3 Kreuzer (Groschen) 1570 (Silver, 21 mm, 2.16 g, 4 h), die engraver's error with 'GLORA' instead of 'GLORIA', mintmaster E. Schlumpf together with J. Strub and H. Girtanner. MO✦N[...]CI✦SANGALEN70 IC G Walking bear facing left, wearing collar. Rev. VNI✦[hammer✦]SOLI✦DEO✦GLORA Crowned double-headed eagle with value [3] on its breast. HMZ -, cf. 2-891j. TZN -, cf. 51a. A rare date with an apparently unpublished die engraver's error for this date. Nicely toned. Some areas of weakness and minor flan faults, otherwise, good very fine.

From the collection of Konrad Bürki, Sincona 102, 29 October 2025, 5482 (part of), and ex Sincona 6, 23 May 2012, 3291.


The reverse circumscription ending with 'GLORA' is highly unusual. For the year 1579, this error was previously entirely unknown.
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