E-auction 607-581891 - SWITZERLAND - CANTON OF FRIBOURG 2 1/2 Rappen - Canton de Fribourg 1846
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Type : 2 1/2 Rappen - Canton de Fribourg
Date: 1846
Quantity minted : -
Metal : billon
Diameter : 18 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 1,26 g.
Edge : lisse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : CANTON DE FRIBOURG.
Obverse description : écu surmonté d’une croix radiée.
Reverse
Reverse legend : 2 ½ / RAP. / 1846.
Reverse description : dans le centre du champ au centre d’une couronne de rameaux de chêne.
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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