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fwo_257396 - SWITZERLAND - REPUBLIC OF GENEVA 15 Sols - République de Genève 1794
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Price : 58.00 €
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Price : 58.00 €
Type : 15 Sols - République de Genève
Date: 1794
Quantity minted : -
Metal : silver
Diameter : 23,5 mm
Edge : cordonnée
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : POST*TENEBRAS*LUX / * 1794 *.
Obverse description : aigle aux ailes déployées perché sur une clef, couronné de feuilles de chêne.
Reverse
Reverse legend : EGALITE * LIBERTE * INDEPENDANCE *.
Reverse description : soleil radiant avec au centre la valeur faciale.
Commentary
monnayage révolutionnaire.
revolutionary coinage
revolutionary coinage
Historical background
SWITZERLAND - REPUBLIC OF GENEVA
Gegenna became Geneva on December 4, 1535. On November 24, 1535, the Council of Two Hundred decided to have coins minted in the name of the Republic of Geneva; the first sols de billon were minted in 1536. The Republic of Geneva was proclaimed on May 21, 1536 and the reformed religion became the state religion. Education becomes compulsory and free.
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