| Issuer |
City of Lucerne
|
|---|---|
| Period |
Republic (1648-1798)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Year | 1714 |
| Value | 2 Ducats (5.5) |
| Currency | Thaler (1675-1746) |
| Composition | Gold (.986) |
| Weight | 6.9 g |
| Diameter | 26.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 117853 |
| References | Wielandt Luzern# 143a Friedrich Wielandt; 1969. Münz- und Geldgeschichte des Standes Luzern. Schweizerischer Bankverein, Luzern, Switzerland. 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). Jean-Paul Divo, Edwin Tobler; 1974. Die Münzen der Schweiz im 18. Jahrhundert = The coins of Switzerland in the 18th century. Bank Leu, Zürich, Switzerland. Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). |
Inscription in five lines within scolls.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
DVCATVS
REIPVP.
LVCER
NENSIS •
1714
Translation: Ducat of the Republic of Lucerne.
Engraver: Johann Karl von Hedlinger
Full length figure of Saint Leodegar, standing, looking right, wearing mitre and episcopal attire, holding drill in right hand and crosier in left hand.
Script: Latin
Lettering: SANCTVS LEODEGARIVS
Translation: Saint Leodegar.
Engraver: Johann Karl von Hedlinger
Designer: Philipp Heinrich Müller
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