SWITZERLAND - BASEL - Modern medal modeled after the so-called...
SWITZERLAND - BASEL - Modern medal modeled after the so-called “rooster thaler.”
Obverse: A rooster brooding over its chicks, the emblem of Basel, holding or protecting the shield bearing the Basel crozier.
Legend: “ALIT ET PRO TEGIT.”
Reverse: Panoramic view of the city of Basel, featuring the Rhine and its main monuments. Coat of arms of
Basel in an oval cartouche.
Gross weight: 22.70 g.
Metal and fineness: 835 silver.
Condition: SUP.
Prototype references: HMZ 2# 99e-99f.
SWITZERLAND - BASEL - Modern medal modeled after the so-called “rooster thaler.”
Obverse: A rooster brooding over its chicks, the emblem of Basel, holding or protecting the shield bearing the Basel crozier.
Legend: “ALIT ET PRO TEGIT.”
Reverse: Panoramic view of the city of Basel, featuring the Rhine and its main monuments. Coat of arms of
Basel in an oval cartouche.
Gross weight: 22.70 g.
Metal and fineness: 835 silver.
Condition: SUP.
Prototype references: HMZ 2# 99e-99f.
