Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1/2 Thaler
| Issuer | City of Basel |
|---|---|
| Year | 1670 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Ornate interlaced arms of Basel displayed within a circular cartouche of elaborate strapwork and foliate decoration, occupying the central field. The surrounding legend reads DOMINE · CONSERVA · NOS · IN · PACE, distributed around the periphery in Latin script. The overall design is rendered in the Baroque style characteristic of Swiss cantonal coinage of the late seventeenth century. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | Four-line Latin inscription reading MONET: NOVA / REIPVBL: / BASIL: enclosed within an ornamental rectangular frame of Baroque scrollwork and foliate motifs, with decorative floral elements above and below the text panel. The inscription identifies the piece as a new coin of the Republic of Basel. The composition is symmetrical, with the lettering cleanly arranged within the central field and ornamentation filling the surrounding space. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |