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| Issuer | Republic of Valais |
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| Year | 1628 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Full-length frontal effigy of Saint Theodore (Theodulus), patron saint of Valais, vested in episcopal pontifical robes and wearing a mitre; he holds a book or reliquary in his right hand and a crosier in his left. The figure stands on a decorative base within the coin field. The circular Latin legend · S · THEO DOLVS encircles the upper portion of the design, with the date · 1628 · inscribed in the lower exergual area, all contained within a beaded border. |
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Cardboard emergency coinage from the Republic of Valais is among the more unusual survivals in Swiss numismatics. The 1628 issue falls within a period of severe metal shortages affecting many Alpine cantons, when local authorities resorted to provisional fiduciary pieces that were never intended for long-term circulation.
HMZ 1#2-1074A is a recognized type, but examples in any condition above heavily worn are exceptionally rare — cardboard degrades rapidly in circulation, and survival depends almost entirely on early removal from use.