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| Estimate : | 220 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 28 January 2020 20:05:40 |
Type : Sol
Date: 1590
Mint name / Town : Genève
Quantity minted : -
Metal : copper
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 8 h.
Weight : 2,08 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R1
Slab
PCGS : MS62BN
Coments on the condition:
La monnaie est sous coque PCGS MS62BN
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Armes de Genève dans un soleil.
Reverse
Reverse legend : .P. VN. / SOLS. / POVR. LES / SOLDATS. DE / GENEVE / .1590..
Reverse description : Légende sur six lignes.
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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