fwo_731147 - SWITZERLAND - CANTON OF FRIBOURG 1/2 Kreuzer 1770
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Type : 1/2 Kreuzer
Date: 1770
Quantity minted : -
Metal : billon
Diameter : 14,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 0,56 g.
Edge : lisse
Coments on the condition:
Rayure de 3 à 8 heures au droit
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : MONETA·REIP·FRIBURGENS.
Obverse description : Écu.
Reverse
Reverse legend : SANCTUS·NICOLAUS·1770.
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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