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1/2 Batzen / 5 Rappen
| Issuer | Canton of Lucerne |
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| Year | 1813 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the arms of Canton Lucerne — a vertically divided shield with horizontal lines on the dexter side — flanked by two symmetrical sprays of olive or laurel branches rising from a common base, lending the composition a heraldic and decorative character. The canton name legend CANTON LUCERN arcs around the upper portion of the field in widely spaced Latin capital letters. The date 1813 is inscribed along the lower field beneath the shield, separated from the branch sprays. The coin is bordered by a distinctive dentilated rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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Lucerne struck this billon piece in 1813 under the Mediation Act framework that Napoleon had imposed on the Swiss cantons in 1803, which restored cantonal sovereignty after the short-lived Helvetic Republic had tried to unify Switzerland under a single currency. The dual denomination — Batzen and Rappen simultaneously — reflects the transitional monetary vocabulary of the period, with the old Batzen system still dominant in everyday commerce while the decimal Rappen was being pushed into circulation.
The Mediation itself collapsed the following year when Napoleon abdicated, throwing Swiss monetary arrangements into fresh uncertainty. HMZ 2#674a documents only a single variety for this type.