fwo_1091859 - SWITZERLAND - CANTON OF VALAIS 1 Kreuzer canton de Sitten - prince évêque François-Joseph Supersaxo 1708
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Type : 1 Kreuzer canton de Sitten - prince évêque François-Joseph Supersaxo
Date: 1708
Quantity minted : -
Metal : billon
Diameter : 18,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,00 g.
Edge : lisse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : F·I·SVPERSAX·EPSS E.
Obverse description : écu surmonté d’une mitre.
Reverse
Reverse legend : F·I·SVPERSAX·EPSS E // 0 9 .
Reverse description : écu aux Sept-Dizains sur monté d’une aigle.
Commentary
François-Joseph Supersaxo (1665-1734) est évêque de Sion (Sitten) de 1701 à 1734. Les évêques de Sion portent jusqu’en 1799 les titres de titre de comte et préfet du Valais.
François-Joseph Supersaxo (1665-1734) was Bishop of Sion (Sitten) from 1701 to 1734. Until 1799, the Bishops of Sion bore the titles of Count and Prefect of Valais.
François-Joseph Supersaxo (1665-1734) was Bishop of Sion (Sitten) from 1701 to 1734. Until 1799, the Bishops of Sion bore the titles of Count and Prefect of Valais.
Historical background
SWITZERLAND - CANTON OF VALAIS
This canton located in the south of the Swiss Confederation is located in the upper Rhone Valley. From 1613 to 1798, a Diet chaired by the Prince-Bishop of Sion (Sitten in German) managed the affairs of the Canton. Attached to the Helvetic Republic in 1798, the canton became the Rhodanian Republic between 1802 and 1810, then was attached to the French Empire under the name of Simplon Department. n August 4, 1815, Valais became the twentieth canton of the Swiss Confederation..
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