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Écu Pistolet 12 Rays
| Issuer | City of Geneva |
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| Year | 1570-1571 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Central device consists of a radiate sun with twelve alternating straight and wavy rays emanating from a central roundel, within which the Christogram 'IHS' is prominently displayed. The sun motif alludes to the Genevan Reformation motto. A beaded inner circle frames the solar design, while the outer legend carries the Reformed city motto 'POST TENEBRAS LUX' ('After darkness, light') in Latin capitals, interspersed with punctuation marks and the omega symbol. The overall composition is bold and emblematic, reflecting Geneva's identity as a center of Calvinist Protestantism. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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