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500th Anniversary of the Unification of Greater and Lesser Basel

500th Anniversary of the Unification of Greater and Lesser Basel - obverse500th Anniversary of the Unification of Greater and Lesser Basel - reverse

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Features

Location SwitzerlandSwitzerland (1848-date)
Type Commemorative medals
Year 1892
Composition Bronze
Weight 15.45 g
Diameter 33 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
581505
References Winter Bas# 388
Christian Winterstein; 2012. Die Basler Medaillen: Kleinkunst aus vier Jahrhunderten. Basel Historisches Museum, Christoph Merian Verlag, Basel, Switzerland.

Commemorative issue

500th Anniversary of the Unification of Greater and Lesser Basel

Obverse

Swiss radiate cross above cockatrice with coat-of-arms of Basel.

Script: Latin

Lettering: Z. FEIER D. VEREINIGUNG BEIDER BASEL. 1392-1892

Reverse

Bird-view of Basel City with the Rhine river and a bridge in the middle. Mountains in background, latin legend above.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CONCORDIA
FIRMAT VIRES
BASILEA
ANNO 1743

Translation: Harmony makes strength.

Edge

Plain

Mint

Basel, Switzerland

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1892 

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