E-auction 209-136349 - fwo_429636 - SWITZERLAND - REPUBLIC OF GENEVA 6 Sols 1776
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| Estimate : | 40 € |
| Price : | 20 € |
| Maximum bid : | 20 € |
| End of the sale : | 17 April 2017 16:57:00 |
| bidders : | 8 bidders |
Type : 6 Sols
Date: 1776
Quantity minted : -
Metal : billon
Diameter : 25 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 2,87 g.
Edge : lisse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : RESPUBLICA GENEVENSIS..
Obverse description : Blason à l’aigle et à la clef.
Reverse
Reverse legend : POST TENEBRAS LUX . 1776..
Reverse description : SIX / SOLS / I.G dans un cartouche.
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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