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1 Batzen
| Uitgever | Obwalden, Canton of |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1812 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | CANTON UNTERWALDEN OB DEM WALD 1812 |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | The denomination 1 BATZEN is displayed in two lines at the centre of the field, surrounded by an elaborate geometric and foliate wreath composed of stylised snowflake-like rosettes, star ornaments, and oak sprigs tied at the base with a small star. The circumferential legend, in Latin capitals, reads DILEXIT DOMINUS DECOREM IUSTITIÆ (The Lord hath loved the beauty of justice), distributed around the full periphery of the coin. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Obwalden's 1812 Batzen was struck in the chaotic transitional years following Napoleon's reorganization of Switzerland into the Helvetic Republic and its eventual collapse. The canton had only recently recovered a measure of autonomous authority, and small cantonal coinage like this reflects the patchwork monetary reality of early nineteenth-century Switzerland — dozens of local issues circulating alongside French francs and older Imperial coinage with no fixed exchange discipline.
Billon production at this scale was largely a concession to practicality; silver content was kept minimal as metal supplies remained constrained across the confederation. Swiss cantonal coinage would be rendered obsolete within four decades by federal monetary unification in 1850.