Live auction - fwo_1011710 - SWITZERLAND - REPUBLIC OF GENEVA Essai XII Florins 1794
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| Estimate : | 2 000 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 13 May 2025 20:45:43 |
Type : Essai XII Florins
Date: 1794
Quantity minted : -
Diameter : 40 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 21,79 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie trouée à 12 heures
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : REPUBLIQUE GENEVOISE.
Obverse description : Aigle et femme, au-dessous EGALITE LIBERTE / INDEPENDANCE.
Reverse
Reverse legend : MONNOYE RÉVOLUTION MONÉTAIRE 19 JUILLET 1794.
Reverse description : Entre deux épis : XII / FLORINS / FRUIT DU / TRAVAIL / L’AN III DE L’ÉGALITÉ.
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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