Catalog
Thaler Replica
| Location | City of Basel |
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| Year | 1795 |
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| Thickness | 2 mm |
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| Obverse description | Central field displays the oval arms of Basel — a black crook on a white ground — set within a beaded oval cartouche, flanked by laurel branches forming a mantling and surmounted by a Basel staff-crook crest topped with feathers. Below the shield is a decorated architectural base. The circular legend reads RESSPVBLICA BASILIENSIS along the upper rim within a milled border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features a four-line Latin inscription in the field, separated by a horizontal rule, enclosed within an oak wreath tied at the base. The date MDCCXCV (1795) appears in the lower portion of the field, with a small hallmark inscribed at the bottom of the wreath reading .900.SP.Z. |
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