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3 Ducats Gold pattern strike
| Issuer | City of Basel |
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| Year | 1740 |
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| Value | 3 Ducats (24) |
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| Obverse description | The Basel basilisk, depicted as a winged serpentine creature with spread wings and scaled body, stands facing left in the field, clutching a cartouche-shaped heraldic shield bearing the Basel staff emblem in its claws. The creature is rendered in high relief with fine detail on the wing feathers and body scales. The circumferential Latin legend reads DOMINE CONSERVA NOS IN PACE, separated by pellet stops, running around the entire border. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Basel's 1740 three-ducat pattern was struck as a presentation piece rather than for circulation — the city's mint produced such multiples almost exclusively as diplomatic gifts or for distribution to civic dignitaries. Friberg 64 is among the rarest of the Basel gold series, with surviving examples numbering in the single digits across major collections.
The pattern designation matters here: this was never intended to pass through commercial hands.