Live auction - fwo_670770 - SWITZERLAND 20 Francs Proof 500e anniversaire de la naissance du médecin Paracelse 1993 Berne - B

SWITZERLAND 20 Francs Proof 500e anniversaire de la naissance du médecin Paracelse 1993 Berne - B MS

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Estimate :	60 €
Price :	30 €
Maximum bid :	30 €
End of the sale :	25 June 2024 18:08:37
bidders :	1 bidder

Type : 20 Francs Proof 500e anniversaire de la naissance du médecin Paracelse

Date: 1993

Mint name / Town : Berne - B

Quantity minted : 30000

Metal : silver

Diameter : 32 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 20,15 g.

Edge : tranche en relief

Coments on the condition:

Dans son boîtier

Catalogue references :

KM20/73 - HMZ.2-1221c

Obverse

Obverse legend : FR 20 / CONFŒDERATIO / HELVETICA / 1993 .

Obverse description : dans le champ.

Reverse

Reverse legend : PARACELSUS // 1493-1541.

Reverse description : portrait de trois-quarts à gauche.

Commentary

Théophraste Bombast de Hohenheim dit Paracelse (1493-1541) est un alchimiste, astrologue et médecin suisse. Son oeuvre a toujours été controversée même s’il est considéré comme le précurseur de la toxicologie.
Theophrastus Bombast of Hohenheim, known as Paracelsus (1493–1541), was a Swiss alchemist, astrologer, and physician. His work has always been controversial, even though he is considered the precursor of toxicology.