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2 Ducats

Issuer Beromünster, Abbey of
Year 1720
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Weight 6.87 g
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Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering BERO COM · DE LENZB · ECCL · BERON · FUNDAVIT A˚. 720.
(Translation: Latin (unabridged): Bero Comes de Lensburg Ecclesiae Beronensis fundavit Anno 720 English: Count Bero of Lensburg founded the Church of Bero in the year 720)
Reverse description The Archangel Michael depicted in dynamic full-figure pose, striding left with a drawn flaming sword raised in his right hand and a shield held in his left, his wings spread behind him. Beneath his feet, the vanquished devil crouches prostrate on the ground in submission. The composition is rendered in high relief in the baroque manner, with the legend surrounding the scene in the field, punctuated by ornamental stops.
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