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1 Batzen three points
| Issuer | Canton of Solothurn |
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| Year | 1809 |
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| Value | 1 Batzen (0.1) |
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| Obverse lettering | CANTON SOLOTHURN S O 1809 |
| Reverse description | The denomination is displayed prominently at the centre of the coin within a plain circle, with the numeral 1 above the word BATZEN in bold upright lettering, separated by a horizontal rule, and the fractional value 10 below. A delicate laurel wreath frames the lower portion of the inner circle, with a small floral ornament at its base. The surrounding legend CUNCTA ✤ PER ✤ DEUM, meaning 'All things through God', runs along the outer periphery, punctuated by two decorative quatrefoil stops. The inner circle is bordered by a toothed or dentilated ring, consistent with the milled production technique of the period. |
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Solothurn's cantonal coinage was already living on borrowed time when this piece was struck. The Helvetic Republic had collapsed in 1803, returning monetary authority to the individual cantons, but the Federal Coinage Act of 1850 would eventually sweep away all such issues in favor of unified Swiss federal coinage. The 1809 Batzen sits in that narrow window of restored cantonal autonomy — fewer than five decades of it remained.
The "three points" designation distinguishes this die variety from related Batzen issues of the canton by the punctuation arrangement in the legend, a detail catalogued separately in HMZ and Divo/Tobler precisely because collectors have long treated them as distinct collectibles rather than mere variants.