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Guldiner
| Issuer | City of Fribourg |
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| Year | 1519-1547 |
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| Currency | Guldiner (1530-1619) |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, the arms of Fribourg depicted as a crenellated tower gateway, surmounted by an eagle displayed; the central device is surrounded by a border of ten heraldic shields of the Swiss Confederacy arranged around the circumference. A Latin legend runs along the outer margin between the beaded border and the coin edge. |
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| Reverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, the full-length standing figure of Saint Nicholas, vested in episcopal robes and mitre, his right hand raised in benediction and his left hand holding a crozier; the name SANCTVS NICOLAVS appears distributed within the inner field flanking the figure. A two-part Latin devotional legend encircles the composition in the outer margin, invoking divine protection against enemies. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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