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Name or Denominations
30 Ducats (240)
Issuer
City of Basel
Ruler
Free city
Year of Minting
1710
Currency
Thaler (1621- 1798)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
101.15 g
Diameter
NA
Thickness
NA
Material
Gold
Shape
Round
Edge Type
NA
Technique
NA
Front design
Coat of arms of the city of Basel on ornate cartouche, supported by winged basilisk facing left, looking right. Around, eight coats of arms of the bailwicks of Basel on oval shields, sepparated by winged basilisks. From the top, clockwise: Farnsburg, Homberg, Münchenstein, Pratteln, Riehen, Ramstein, Liestal, and Waldenburg.
Back design
Northeast aerial view of the city of Basel with the Rhine Bridge and seven ships on the Rhine River.
Year of Minting
1710
Ruling authority
Free city
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
NA
Inscriptions
Obverse: IDB Reverse: ❀ DOMINE · CONSERVA · NOS · IN · PACE BASILEA
Context
The largest gold coin of Switzerland. The piece comes from the collection of Mayor Andreas Merian-Iselin (September 19, 1742 to February 25, 1811). With the end of the Helvetic Republic, Merian returned to Basel, where he was elected mayor by the Grand Council in 1803 and 1806.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Patterns
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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