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20 Kreuzers - Franz Friedrich Ambüel
| Issuer | Bishopric of Sion |
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| Year | 1777 |
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| Currency | Thaler (1475-1780) |
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| Obverse description | Ornate quartered oval shield bearing the combined arms of the Bishopric of Sion and the Canton of Valais, surmounted by a bishop's mitre. The shield is encircled by decorative foliate mantling. The divided date 17-77 appears in the exergue below the arms. The circular legend surrounding the design reads the abbreviated name and titles of Bishop Franz Friedrich Ambüel, Episcopal Prince of Sion and Prefect of Valais. |
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| Obverse lettering | F . E . AM-BUEL E . S . C . E . P . RE . VALL 17 77 |
| Reverse description | The Virgin Mary, nimbate with a crown of seven five-pointed stars, is depicted emerging from clouds in half-length, holding a sceptre in her right hand and the infant Jesus in her left arm. Radiating glory fills the field behind the figure. An oval shield bearing the arms of Valais is placed in the lower field below the clouds. The encircling legend references the Marian antiphon Sub Tuum Praesidium, with the denomination 20 and mint or privy mark abbreviations incorporated into the legend. |
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