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Groschen
| Issuer | City of Fribourg |
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| Year | 1501-1529 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, the arms of Fribourg depicted as a crenellated tower with an eagle displayed above, the date 1529 inscribed in the lower field below the tower. The surrounding legend, separated from the central design by the beaded border, reads +MONETA:FRIBVRGENSIVM in Gothic lettering. The overall design reflects the late medieval municipal heraldic tradition of Swiss cantonal coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, a floriated cross with trefoil terminals occupies the central field, dividing the space into four quarters. The surrounding legend SANCTVS NICOLAVS, invoking the patron saint of Fribourg, encircles the design separated by pellet and cross stops. The treatment of the cross is consistent with late Gothic decorative coinage style typical of early sixteenth-century Swiss municipal issues. |
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| Mint | Fribourg Mint |
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