Medal "Bundestaler" - Swiss Confederation (⅔ thaler) ND (1546-1550) front Medal "Bundestaler" - Swiss Confederation (⅔ thaler) ND (1546-1550) back
Medal "Bundestaler" - Swiss Confederation (⅔ thaler) ND (1546-1550) photo
© Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KG, Osnabrück and Lübke & Wiedemann KG, Leonberg

Medal "Bundestaler" - Swiss Confederation ⅔ thaler ND

 
Silver 21.45 g 46.24 mm
Description
Location
Switzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Years
1546-1550
Value
⅔ Thaler
Composition
Silver
Weight
21.45 g
Diameter
46.24 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#337810
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

13 coats of arms on square shield in an outer circle, clockwise: Zürich, Bern, Uri, Unterwalden, Glarus, Fribourg, Appenzell, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Basel, Zug, Schwyz, and Lucerne. Seven coats of arms on square shields in an inner circle. Clockwise: Imperial Abbey of Saint Gall, Imperial City of St. Gallen, the Republic of the Seven Tithings, the Imperial City of Mulhouse, Biel, the Imperial City of Rottweil, and the Three Leagues. Swiss cross in the centre.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 8 · 10 · 13 · 12 · 11 · 9 · 7 · 5 · 3

Engraver: J. Stampfer

Comment

Likely produced in 1546 or later for the 250th anniversary of the confederation.