Swiss Cantons, Bishopric of Chur, Ortlieb von Brandis, AR 1 Pfennig

Includes glass top leatherette display box.

• Origin: Swiss Cantons
• Authority: Bishopric of Chur (Grisons), Ortlieb von Brandis
• Date: 1458 - 1491 CE
• Denomination: AR (silver) 1 Pfennig
• Size: 14mm, 0.19g
• Obverse: Ibex facing right within a circle of pears with O at the top and a ringlet at bottom
• Reverse: Blank.
• 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.

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