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4 Franken
| Issuer | Canton of Lucerne |
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| Year | 1813-1814 |
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| Value | 4 Franken |
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| Obverse description | Central oval shield of Lucerne, divided per pale with the left half horizontally lined (representing silver/white) and the right half plain (representing blue), displayed within a beaded inner border and surrounded by an ornate wreath of palm fronds. The shield is surmounted by a mural crown. The legend CANTON LUZERN arcs around the field to the left and right, with the date 1813 prominently placed in the exergue below. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Full-length figure of a Swiss soldier standing facing, dressed in traditional Renaissance-era mercenary attire including plumed helmet, doublet, and hose, holding a halberd upright in his left hand and resting his right hand upon a heraldic shield inscribed XIX CANT., which rests on a plinth. The legend SCHWEIZER EIDGENOSSEN arcs around the upper field, and the denomination 4. FRANKEN appears in the lower exergue. |
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