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| Estimate : | 900 € |
| Price : | 670 € |
| Maximum bid : | 1 450 € |
| End of the sale : | 05 December 2023 17:41:55 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : 10 Francs
Date: 1848
Quantity minted : 385
Metal : silver
Diameter : 47,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 51,88 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Monnaie nettoyée, légères traces de PVC au revers
Obverse
Obverse legend : . POST. TENEBRAS. LUX..
Obverse description : Emblème de la ville de Genève, à l’aigle couronné et à la clef.
Reverse
Reverse legend : RÉPUBLIQUE ET CANTON DE GENÈVE.
Reverse description : 10 / FRANCS / 1848.
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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