2 Ducats - Franz Troger

Reverse

Nimbate Saint Idda, Countess of Toggenburg, standing and facing. To her right, a stag with six-ended antlers with flames on ends.

Script: Latin

Lettering: S. IDDA COMIT. TOGG.

Engraver: Hans Jakob Gessner

Comment

Minted by Abbott Franz Troger, 1688-1728 in Zürich.

Heng. 172.1; Schwarz-Lösel M50; DT 968a; CHF 233

On the Golden Jubilee of the Abbot and the alleged 500th anniversary of the death of St. Idda of Toggenburg.

The Benedictine Monastery of Fischingen was founded in 1138 by Bishop Ulrich II of Constance as episcopal monastery. The monastery offered shelter to pilgrims on their way from Constance to Einsiedeln.
Celebrated on 3rd November, Saint Idda was the daughter of the count of Kirchberg near Ulm and married to a count of Toggenburg. Legend has it that a raven stole Idda's wedding ring. The ring was found by a hunter in a bird's nest. When her husband noticed the ring on the hunter's hand, he accused Idda of infidelity. He had the hunter killed and rushed Idda out of the window of his castle. Because of her innocence she was miraculously saved by God. Later discovered in her hermitage, the error cleared up, but Idda wanted to dedicate her life as a recluse to God. Her penitent husband later had her locked in the monastery Fischingen, where she died in the call of holiness.

Examples of this type:

• Example #1:

© Image courtesy of Hess Divo
◦ Ex-Virgil Brand Collection;
◦ Auctioned by Hess-Divo AG, Auction 333, 30 November 2017, Lot 314. Sold for 34,000 CHF.
◦ Auctioned by Auction Leu 47, Zurich 1988, lot 3129.
◦ Auctioned by Otto Helbing, Munich, February 7, 1920, lot n ° 1817.

• Example #2 (6.87g):

© Image courtesy of Leu Numismatik AG
◦ Auctioned by Leu Numismatik AG, Auction 80, 8 May 2001, Lot 322. Estimated at 20,000 CHF.

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1726	6	-	-	-	-	-	-

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