Issuing authority

Canton of Bern

The Canton of Bern was a member canton of the Old Swiss Confederacy and later the Swiss Confederation.

Kind: state
Region: Western Europe, Europe
Recorded period: 1353 – present

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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Canton of Bern, kreuzer, 1765

1765

Billon coin. Obverse: coat of arms. Reverse: short cross. Year at the bottom in the legend. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1412; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 1.8 cm x weight 1.1 g.

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Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

modern coins

Canton of Bern, ½ batzen, 1796

1796

Billon coin. Obverse: decorated coat of arms. Reverse: short decorated cross with leaves in the angles. Date below in circumscription. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-1415; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diam…

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Partial type record

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