A Swiss NEWP
JCMhouston
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I haven't added anything Swiss in quite a while, but picked this one up in a weekly auction. I do love the Bern Bear.
1798 Bern 1/2 Batzen, Billion, MS64. Bern was founded by Berchtold V, Duke of Zähringen, and the heraldic bear device has been used since at least the 1220's.
1798 Bern 1/2 Batzen, Billion, MS64. Bern was founded by Berchtold V, Duke of Zähringen, and the heraldic bear device has been used since at least the 1220's.
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What's the size?
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Edit- no, actually I think your obverse image is rotated a little bit. Note the outline of the shield. That cinquefoil ornament at the bottom of the legend (between "MONETA" and "BERNENSIS") should be at 6:00.
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OK, now I wonder about the rotation of the reverse. Hmm. Wonder if this isn't how it should be?
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