fwo_852161 - SWITZERLAND - REPUBLIC OF GENEVA 3 Quarts (9 deniers) 1594
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Price : 90.00 €
Type : 3 Quarts (9 deniers)
Date: 1594
Quantity minted : -
Metal : billon
Diameter : 18,35 mm
Weight : 1,39 g.
Edge : -
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : GENEVA · CIVITAS · 1594.
Obverse description : Dans un cercle demi-aigle et clé.
Reverse
Reverse legend : POST TENE BRAS LVX · G.
Reverse description : Croix sur quadrilobe.
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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SWITZERLAND - REPUBLIC OF GENEVA 3 Quarts (9 deniers) 1594 VF
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