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fwo_704114 - SWITZERLAND - CANTON OF FRIBOURG Gros 1527

SWITZERLAND - CANTON OF FRIBOURG Gros 1527 VF
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600.00 €(Approx. 648.00$ | 516.00£)
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Type : Gros
Date: 1527
Quantity minted : -
Metal : billon
Diameter : 24 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,68 g.
Edge : lisse
Catalogue references :
HMZ.2-244d

Obverse

Obverse legend : + MONETA FRIBVRGENSIVM.
Obverse description : Château surmonté d’un aigle, au-dessous le millésime.

Reverse

Reverse legend : + SANCTVS NICOLAVS.
Reverse description : Croix.

Historical background

SWITZERLAND - CANTON OF FRIBOURG

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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