2 Ducats Klippe, 5 ducats weight

Klippe issues from Zürich were not everyday currency — they were presentation pieces, struck on square planchets cut to specific weight standards and distributed as gifts to dignitaries, foreign envoys, and military commanders. The 1641 date places this during the Thirty Years' War, when Swiss cities maintained careful diplomatic neutrality while their mercenaries fought on every side. A coin of this weight and format would have moved through exactly those channels.

The five-ducat weight on a two-ducat klippe designation reflects the square planchet's surface-to-weight ratio, not an error — a convention well understood by Hürlimann's cataloging.