½ Kreuzer

A gold half-kreuzer from Bern is an oddity worth pausing on. The kreuzer was a copper denomination by the early eighteenth century across virtually all Swiss and German-speaking territories, making a gold striking at this fractional value almost certainly a presentation or Schaugepräge piece rather than anything intended for commerce. Bern's mint had a tradition of producing such pieces for civic occasions, diplomatic gifts, and the collections of the patrician families who effectively governed the canton.

At 0.78 g, the gold content alone would have far exceeded face value.