Live auction - fwo_345417 - SWITZERLAND - REPUBLIC OF GENEVA Écu pistolet 1571 Genève
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| Estimate : | 4 500 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 29 September 2015 18:09:10 |
Type : Écu pistolet
Date: 1571
Mint name / Town : Genève
Metal : gold
Diameter : 22 mm
Orientation dies : 11 h.
Weight : 3,33 g.
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
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Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : GENEVA (ROSETTE) CIVITAS (ROSETTE) 1571 (ROSETTE).
Obverse description : Aigle héraldique couronné, timbré des armes de Genève.
Obverse translation : (Cité de Genève).
Reverse
Reverse legend : POST: TENEBRAS. LVX. G.
Reverse description : IHS* au centre d’un soleil.
Reverse translation : (Après les ténèbres, la lumière).
Commentary
Ce rare écu d’or dit “pistolet” est une des monnaies emblématiques de la République de Genève et de la numismatique suisse plus généralement.
Historical background
SWITZERLAND - REPUBLIC OF GENEVA
(1541-1789)
Gegenna became Geneva on December 4, 1535. On November 24, 1535, the Council of Two Hundred decided to have coins minted in the name of the Republic of Geneva; the first sols de billon were minted in 1536. The Republic of Geneva was proclaimed on May 21, 1536 and the reformed religion became the state religion. Education becomes compulsory and free.
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