Includes glass top leatherette display box.
-
Origin: Swiss Cantons
-
Authority: City of St. Gallen
-
Date: 1568 CE
-
Denomination: AR (silver) 3 Kreuzers (or 1 Groschen)
-
Size: 22mm, 2.04g
-
Obverse: ✦ MO ✦ NO ✦ CIVI ✦ SANGALEN ✦ G - Standing bear left.
-
Reverse: VNI ✦ 7 ✦ SOLI ✦ DEO ✦ GLORIA - Crowned double-headed eagle with value inside orb on the chest.
-
Notes: In the 17th and 18th centuries, the Swiss cantons formed a loose confederation known as the Old Swiss Confederacy, rather than a unified nation. Each canton governed itself independently, with significant differences in religion—some were Catholic while others followed Protestantism after the Reformation. Despite internal tensions and occasional conflicts, the cantons maintained a degree of cooperation for mutual defense and economic stability until the confederation was transformed by the French invasion of Switzerland at the end of the 18th century.
All purchases include a Certificate of Authenticity. You will receive the exact item in the photos.