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Parpaiolle - Barthélemi Chuet
| Issuer | Bishopric of Lausanne |
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| Year | 1469-1472 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays a pointed heraldic shield bearing the arms of the Bishopric of Lausanne, charged with a cross and accompanied by a sun and crescent moon in the flanking fields. Above the shield, a half-figure of the Madonna is depicted in frontal presentation, holding the Christ Child before her in a devotional pose typical of late medieval ecclesiastical coinage. The surrounding legend in uncial Latin characters runs along the inner edge of a beaded border. The overall composition reflects the Gothic artistic style prevalent in 15th-century Swiss episcopal minting. |
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| Obverse lettering | PBLCRA : VT : LVNA : ELECTA : VT : SOL |
| Reverse description | Central design features a plain cross set within a quatrefoil formed by four rounded arches, with five-petalled rosette flowers positioned at each junction of the arches. The letter C appears in the field below the cross, serving as a mint or administrative mark. A beaded border frames the entire composition, with the episcopal legend in uncial Latin characters running along the periphery. The layout is characteristic of the hammered ecclesiastical coinage produced under the Bishopric of Lausanne during the late 15th century. |
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