Thaler
Features
| Issuer |
City of Basel
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Free city
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 1700-1710 |
| Value | 1 Thaler |
| Currency | Thaler (1621- 1798) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 28.2 g |
| Diameter | 42 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 113744 |
| References | KM# 129 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). John Stewart Davenport. European Crowns 1700-1800. Galesburg, Illinois, United States (3 volumes). Jürg Richter, Ruedi Kunzmann. Der neue HMZ-Katalog. Band 2 - Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins : 15./16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes). |
Obverse
Cartouche with inscription over city view.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
DOMINE * CONSERVA * NOS * IN * PACE
D B
Unabridged legend: Domine Conserva Nos In Pace
Engraver: Justin de Beyer
Reverse
Basilisk with head facing right, arms of Basel at lower left with 8 smaller shielded arms surrounding.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
BASILEA
D B
Unabridged legend: Basilea
Engraver: Justin de Beyer
Edge
Plain
Mint
Basel, SwitzerlandComments
Different obverse varieties exist.
Type a: (Divo/Tobler; #742)
Shielded arms of Basel with surrounding frame, mintmaster's initials DR under arms and Basilisk with long neck.
Type b: (Davenport; #1743)
without frame around city arms, without mintmaster's initials and Basilisk with short neck.
Image courtesy of Münzen & Medaillen GmbH
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1700-1710) | Type a | 50% | |||||||||||||
| ND (1700-1710) | Type b | 38% | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 90
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