Live auction - fwo_636998 - SWITZERLAND - CANTON OF BERN 5 Franken 1857
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| Estimate : | 250 € |
| Price : | 260 € |
| Maximum bid : | 260 € |
| End of the sale : | 26 January 2021 22:22:07 |
| bidders : | 5 bidders |
Type : 5 Franken
Date: 1857
Quantity minted : 5195
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 835 ‰
Diameter : 37 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 25 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R1
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : EIDGENOSISCHES - FREISCHIESSEN - IN BERN 1_57. // 5 FRANKEN.
Obverse description : Deux fusils entrecroisés devant la Crois Suisse, dans une couronne de chêne.
Reverse
Reverse legend : EHRE IST NEIN - HOECHSTES ZIEN..
Reverse description : Garde suisse debout à gauche tenant un fusil.
Historical background
SWITZERLAND - CANTON OF BERN
Switzerland entered the French orbit in 1799 after Zürich's defeat against Souvarov. A "Sister" Republic system is imposed on the Cantons and Geneva is annexed to France. The Helvetic Confederation leaves the French alliance in 1813 and recovers its independence and the cantons their freedom. Bern, which had been a military post from 1191 before becoming an imperial city, received the right to mint coins in 1218 and joined the Confederation in 1353.
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