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Thaler
| Issuer | City of Zürich |
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| Year | 1779 |
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| Reference(s) | Hürlimann#635f, HMZ 2#1164iii, Divo/Tob18#428, KM#167, Wunderly 1#363 |
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| Obverse lettering | MONETA REIPUBLICÆ TURICENSIS |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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Zürich struck thalers of this type sporadically through the latter eighteenth century, issuing them largely as trade and prestige pieces rather than for day-to-day commerce — the city's smaller denominations handled most circulation needs. By 1779 the Swiss Confederation remained a patchwork of competing cantonal monetary systems, and a well-struck Zürich thaler carried as much political weight as economic. The city-republic was fiercely protective of its minting rights, which dated to imperial grants of the medieval period.
Hürlimann documents this as a scarce subvariety within the 635 grouping, distinguished by minor die differences from the more frequently encountered 635e.