fwo_1146279 - SWITZERLAND - CANTON DE FRIBOURG 1/2 Batz 1793 Fribourg
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Type : 1/2 Batz
Date: 1793
Mint name / Town : Fribourg
Metal : billon
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,37 g.
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : (ROSE) MONETA REIPUB. FRIBURGENSIS.
Obverse description : Écu aux armes de Fribourg.
Obverse translation : (Monnaie de la République de Fribourg).
Reverse
Reverse legend : *SANCTUS* NICOLAUS* - 1793.
Reverse description : Croix fleuronnée cantonnée de quatre roses à six pétales.
Reverse translation : (Saint Nicolas).
Historical background
SWITZERLAND - CANTON DE FRIBOURG
(Eighteenth century)
Friborg was founded in 1178 by the House of Zäringhen then, from 1277, passed into the Habsburg family. In 1452, Louis de Savoie incorporated Friborg into his duchy. In 1477, the people of Friborg became independent before becoming members of the Helvetic Confederation in 1481. Friborg concluded a treaty of alliance with France called "Perpetual Peace". In the 16th century the canton of Friborg was the center of the Swiss Catholic reform.
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