fwo_629263 - SWITZERLAND - REPUBLIC OF ZÜRICH 1/4 Ducat 1779
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Item sold on our e-shop (2020)
Price : 450.00 €
Item sold on our e-shop (2020)
Price : 450.00 €
Type : 1/4 Ducat
Date: 1779
Quantity minted : -
Metal : gold
Diameter : 15,27 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 0,86 g.
Edge : cordonnée
Coments on the condition:
Frappe bien centrée à l’avers et au revers, usure régulière de part et d’autre
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : MONETA REIPUBLICÆ.
Obverse description : lion appuyé sur une écu et brandissant une épée.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANNO / DOMINI / 1712.
Reverse description : Au centre d’un cartouche décoré.
Historical background
SWITZERLAND - REPUBLIC OF ZÜRICH
Zurich, which was first the workshop of the Dukes of Swabia, entered the Confederation in 1351. In the 18th century, it was a rapidly expanding banking city which was nevertheless affected by the French Revolution..
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