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Vierer Mule
| Issuer | City of Basel |
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| Year | 1500-1599 |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Shield of Basel arms bearing the city's distinctive crozier (bishop's staff) device, displayed centrally within a plain inner circle, all enclosed by a prominent outer beaded border. The heraldic shield is rendered in the Gothic style characteristic of Swiss municipal coinage of the period. No legend appears on this side. |
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| Reverse description | A floriated cross with rounded terminals occupies the central field, enclosed within a beaded inner circle. Surrounding this circle, a circular Latin legend in Gothic lettering reads: +DA + PACEM + DOMINE (Give peace, O Lord), a devotional inscription commonly found on late medieval Swiss and South German coinage. The overall design is characteristic of the hammered bracteate-influenced tradition of the Basel mint. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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