Live auction - fwo_986751 - SWITZERLAND - REPUBLIC OF GENEVA Essai 25 Centimes en argent 1847
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| Estimate : | 1 500 € |
| Price : | 900 € |
| Maximum bid : | 900 € |
| End of the sale : | 14 January 2025 19:45:26 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Essai 25 Centimes en argent
Date: 1847
Quantity minted : -
Metal : silver
Diameter : 24,5 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 4,84 g.
Edge : lisse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : POST TENE~ ~BRAS LUX // A. - B..
Obverse description : Écu de Genève surmonté d’un soleil avec l’inscription IHS.
Reverse
Reverse legend : REPUBLIQUE ET CANTON DE GENEVE // 25 / CENTIMES / 1847.
Reverse description : Dans le champ.
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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