1 Sol

Features

Issuer	City of Geneva
Period	Lordship and Republic of Geneva (1534-1798)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1785-1788
Value	1 Sol (1⁄96)
Currency	Thaler (1535-1792)
Composition	Billon
Weight	1 g
Diameter	18 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 48518
References	KM# 87 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , HMZ 2# 349 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

Arms within circle, sun above

Script: Latin

Lettering: RESPUBLICA GENEVENSIS

Reverse

Value within ornate circle, date below

Script: Latin

Lettering:
POST TENEBRAS LUX ·1788·
UN
SOL
·B·

Edge

Plain

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Date		Frequency
Undetermined
1785 G		14%
1785 G	Silver; KM#87a	0%
1786 G		0%
1786 G	Silver; KM#87a	0%
1788 B		83%
1788 B	Silver; KM#87a	7%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Sincona AG Auction 98 Lot 4274	28 May 2025	1785 G – Silver; KM#87a	UNC	USD 250.80 (CHF 200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
Gold-plated. var. Richter (Proben) 1-378. HMZ 2-349a
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