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6 Deniers / 2 Quarts
| Issuer | City of Geneva |
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| Year | 1603-1688 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Reverse description | The Christogram IHS surmounted by a cross and set upon three nails, all within a radiant sun with extended rays filling the inner circle. The Genevan Reformation motto POST TENEBRAS LVX appears in the surrounding circular legend, punctuated by stops. The design is boldly struck in the Protestant emblematic tradition. |
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| Reverse lettering | Æ·POST·TENEBRAS·LVX |
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Geneva's billon issues of this period circulated under the constant tension of the city's precarious independence — squeezed between Savoy, which had besieged the city as recently as 1602, and the Swiss Confederacy, whose protection came with political strings. The Escalade of that year, in which Savoyard troops were repelled in a night raid on the city walls, made 1603 a charged moment to begin a new municipal coinage series.
The eighty-five year span of this type reflects remarkable institutional continuity for a city-republic of Geneva's size.