SWITZERLAND. Bern, Kanton. 40 Batzen no date (1816-1819) (Silver, 41 mm, 29.00 g, 6 h), countermarked on a French Écu aux rameaux d'olivier 1790 I (Limoges). LUD•XVI•D•G•FR - ET NAV•REX• Draped bust of Louis XVI to left; to right, countermark: Bernese coat of arms. Rev. •SIT NOMEN DOMINI BENEDICTUM 1790 Crowned coat of arms between two olive branches; to right, countermark: 40 / BZ. HMZ 2-231a. Light scratches on host coin, otherwise, host coin fine, countermark good very fine.

From the collection of a Swiss scholar, formed over the past thirty years.