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⅙ Assis
| Issuer | Canton of Zug |
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| Year | 1701-1745 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse lettering | 1/6 ASSIS · TVGIENSIS |
| Reverse description | A double-headed imperial eagle displayed within a raised inner circle, surmounted by an imperial crown above. The surrounding circular legend DAT · ET · DABITVR · VOB ·, referencing the biblical phrase, runs between the inner circle and the outer beaded border. |
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Zug was among the smallest and least populous of the Swiss cantons, and its autonomous coinage rights — exercised sporadically through the early eighteenth century — produced issues so minor in face value that they functioned almost exclusively as small change for local market transactions. The ⅙ Assis sits at the absolute bottom of the denomination ladder, a subdivision of a subdivision, struck in billon so debased that the metal value was essentially negligible even at the time of issue.
The forty-four year span of this type reflects intermittent rather than continuous production — Zug's mint activity was never systematic.