fwo_773343 - SWITZERLAND - CANTON OF FRIBOURG 2 1/2 Rappen 1827
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Type : 2 1/2 Rappen
Date: 1827
Quantity minted : -
Metal : billon
Diameter : 17,50 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,05 g.
Edge : lisse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : CANTON FRAYBURG 1827. / 2 1/2 RAP..
Obverse description : Écu de Fribourg.
Reverse
Reverse legend : DIE CONCORDIER. CANTONE DER SCHWEIZ..
Reverse description : Croix latine contenant un C en son centre.
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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