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10 Kreutzers
| Issuer | Republic of Bern |
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| Year | 1759-1790 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Central field features the crowned arms of Bern — an oval shield bearing a diagonally striped field with a walking bear passant to the right — rendered in high relief. The shield is surmounted by an elaborate open crown with foliate finials. The circumferential legend in Latin reads MONETA REIPUB·BERNENS·, with the date 1790 completing the inscription. The legend is separated from the inner device by a plain inner border, and the rim is decorated with a fine toothed beading. |
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| Reverse lettering | DOMINUS PROVIDEBIT |
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Bern's 10 Kreuzer issues of this period were struck under the authority of the city-republic's mint masters at a time when the patrician oligarchy controlling Bern was also quietly accumulating one of the most substantial sovereign financial reserves in Europe. The Bernese government operated an unusually disciplined monetary policy by 18th-century standards, and these small silver pieces circulated widely beyond cantonal borders into the surrounding subject territories.
The thirty-year production window reflects steady demand rather than a single mint campaign — restrikes and die replacements across the run account for minor but documented variations catalogued under the HMZ series.