Lot 861
Switzerland -- Solothurn. Gold Double Duplone, 1798. Fr-390; KM-61; HMZ-861; SMK-102d; Leu-Sim.-288. 15.25 grams. Crowned and garlanded arms. Reverse: St Ursus, patron of the city, stands frontal, nimbate and in armor, holding spear with banner. Devices satiny, on mirror fields -- some modest hairlines, mostly cabinet friction, evident in the reverse field. Details of St Ursus slightly flat at legs. Light reddish toning in the recesses. NGC graded MS-63.
In the canton of Solothurn, eleven is its lucky number. It was the eleventh member of the Swiss Confederation, and the city contains eleven churches and chapels, eleven historical fountains, and eleven towers. The local word for eleven is "oeufi" and a local beer of that name is quite popular.
Estimated Value $3,000 - 3,500.
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