Live auction - fwo_704109 - SWITZERLAND - CANTON OF FRIBOURG 1/2 Gros (1515)
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| Starting price : | 500 € |
| Estimate : | 800 € |
| Price : | 500 € |
| Maximum bid : | 600 € |
| End of the sale : | 10 December 2024 18:35:55 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : 1/2 Gros
Date: (1515)
Quantity minted : -
Metal : billon
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 9 h.
Weight : 1,40 g.
Edge : lisse
Coments on the condition:
De petites faiblesses dans les légendes mais un très bel exemplaire recouvert d’une jolie patine grise
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : + MONETA FRIBVRGI ° 15.
Obverse description : Château surmonté d’un aigle.
Reverse
Reverse legend : + SANCTVS NICOLAVS.
Reverse description : Croix.
Historical background
SWITZERLAND - CANTON OF FRIBOURG
Friborg was founded in 1178 by the House of Zäringhen then, from 1277, passed into the Habsburg family. In 1452, Louis de Savoie incorporated Friborg into his duchy. In 1477, the people of Friborg became independent before becoming members of the Helvetic Confederation in 1481. Friborg concluded a treaty of alliance with France called "Perpetual Peace". In the 16th century the canton of Friborg was the center of the Swiss Catholic reform.
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