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Dicken Countermarked ND
| Silver | 8.40 g | 29.0 mm |
| Issuer | Monetary Union of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden (Old Swiss Confederacy) |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1500-1513 |
| Value | 1 Dicken = 1 Testone = ¼ Guldiner |
| Currency | Fiorino d'argento (1503-1548) |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 8.40 g |
| Diameter | 29.0 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-07 |
| Numista | N#195530 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
The son of Wilhelm Tell, undressed, riding on a horse to the left, an apple in his raised right hand, and an arrow in his left.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ✠ ⁕ IN LIBERTATE ⁕ SVMVS ⁕
Comment
Examples of this type:• Example #1 (8.40g, 10h, Besser als vorzüglich, cracked):
© Image courtesy of Leu Numismatik AG
◦ Auctioned by Leu Numismatik AG, Auction 82, 23 October 2001, Lot 2. Estimated at 20,000 CHF.
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about this coin is that it was countermarked, which means that a new stamp or mark was added to the coin after it was originally minted. This practice was common in the Old Swiss Confederacy, where coins from different regions were countermarked to indicate their acceptance as legal tender in other regions. The countermark on this particular coin, the Dicken, is a stylized letter "U" and was used by the Monetary Union of Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden. This feature makes the coin a unique and interesting piece of numismatic history.
