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6 Deniers / 2 Quarts
| Issuer | City of Geneva |
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| Year | 1720-1730 |
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| Weight | 0.8 g |
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| Obverse description | The Genevan eagle displayed within a beaded inner circle, flanked by the legend. The Republican arms of Geneva — a half eagle combined with the key of Saint Peter — are depicted centrally in a heraldic shield. A radiant sun appears above the shield. The peripheral legend RESPUBLIC GENEVEN runs around the coin in Latin script. |
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| Obverse lettering | REPUBLIC GENEVEN |
| Reverse description | A double cross pattée with eight radiating arms fills the field within a beaded inner circle. At the center of the cross appears the Christogram IHS within a small sunburst medallion. The date and the motto POST TENEBRAS LUX — 'After Darkness, Light,' the celebrated device of the Genevan Reformation — are inscribed in the peripheral legend around the design. |
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