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5 Ducats
| Issuer | City of Basel |
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| Year | 1700-1740 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The arms of Basel — a diagonal black bar on white (here rendered in relief) — displayed on an ornate oval shield at the center of the field, surrounded by an inner beaded circle and an elaborate wreath of foliate and acanthus scrollwork. Eight smaller oval shields, each bearing the arms of allied cantons or associated territories, are arranged symmetrically around the central device within the scrollwork border. The entire composition fills the field to the milled rim in the rich Baroque decorative style characteristic of early eighteenth-century Swiss municipal coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A detailed panoramic cityscape of Basel rendered in high relief, depicting the city's skyline with numerous church spires, towers, and civic buildings stretching across the middle field, bisected by the River Rhine with sailing vessels and boats visible on the water. In the lower portion of the field a cartouche contains the fraction mark '1/Z', denoting the denomination. The legend BASILEA arcs along the upper rim in capital Latin letters, separated from the city view by a beaded inner border, with the milled edge defining the outer boundary of the design. |
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| Reverse lettering | BASILEA 1/Z |
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