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6 Kreuzer
| Issuer | City of St. Gallen |
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| Year | 1786-1790 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The denomination and date are inscribed in five horizontal lines across the central field, reading VI / KREU / ZER / 1790 / HGZ, where HGZ denotes the mintmaster's or engraver's initials. The entire inscription is enclosed within a finely engraved wreath of leafy branches with berry clusters, tied at the base, and surmounted by a small ornamental cross at the apex. Small pointing hands or manicules flank the denomination lines, adding a decorative baroque character typical of Swiss cantonal coinage of the period. |
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St. Gallen functioned as both an ecclesiastical and civic entity well into the late 18th century, with the city itself maintaining independent minting rights separate from the powerful abbey that shared its name. This 6 Kreuzer belongs to the final decades before the Helvetic Republic extinguished cantonal coinage rights entirely in 1798, consolidating Swiss monetary issues under a single federal framework for the first time.