Schilling (Bust of Saint Leodegar; date in legend) 1611-1622 (1551-1622) front Schilling (Bust of Saint Leodegar; date in legend) 1611-1622 (1551-1622) back
Schilling (Bust of Saint Leodegar; date in legend) 1611-1622 (1551-1622) photo
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Schilling Bust of Saint Leodegar; date in legend

 
Billon 1.0 g 19.0 mm
Description
Issuer
City of Lucerne
Period
Free imperial city (1415-1648)
Type
Standard circulation coin
Years
1611-1622 (1551-1622)
Value
1 Schilling = ​1⁄36 Thaler
Currency
Thaler (1550-1656)
Composition
Billon
Weight
1.0 g
Diameter
19.0 mm
Shape
Round
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-10-07
References
Numista
N#99489
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Front-facing bust of Saint Leodegar, with nimbus, in regalia, wearing mitre, holding hand drill on right shoulder and crosier on left shoulder.

Lettering: SANCT 🞴 LEODIGAR

Translation:
Sanctus Leodigarius.
Saint Leodegar.

Comment

Varieties:
No date variety 1 (Wielandt# 101)
Obverse lettering: MON ✶ LVCERNENSIS ❀
Reverse lettering: ✶ SANCT ✶ LEODIGARI ✶
Weight: 0.82-1.0 g
Diameter: 18 mm

No date variety 2 (Wielandt# 101a)
Obverse lettering: MON ✶ LVCERNENSIS ❀
Reverse lettering: ✶ SANCT ✶ LEODIGARI •

No date variety 3 (Wielandt# 101b)
Obverse lettering: MON ✶ LVCERNENSIS ❀
Reverse lettering: • SANCT ✶ LEODIGARI •

No date variety 4 (Wielandt# 101c)
Obverse lettering: MON ❀ LVCE'RNENSIS •
Reverse lettering: SANCT ❀ LEODIGARI ❀

No date variety 5 (Wielandt# 101d)
Obverse lettering: MON ✶ LVCE'RNENSI • ✶
Reverse lettering: ✶ SANCT ✶ LEODIGARI ✶
Diameter: 18 mm

No date variety 6 (Wielandt# 101e)
Obverse lettering: MON ✶ LVCERNENS
Reverse lettering: SANCT ✶ LEODIGARI


1611 variety (Wielandt# 113g)
Obverse lettering: MON ❀ LVCE RNENSIS ❀ I6II
Reverse lettering: ❀ SANCT ❀ LEODIGARI •


1612 variety 1 (Wielandt# 115)
Obverse lettering: MON ❀ LVCERNEN • I6IZ
Reverse lettering: ❀ SANCT ❀ LEODIGARI ❀

1612 variety 2 (Wielandt# 115a)
Obverse lettering: MON ❀ LVCERNEN • I6IZ
Reverse lettering: SANCT ❀ LEODIGARI

1612 variety 3 (Wielandt# 115b)
Obverse lettering: MON ❀ LVCERNEN • I6IZ
Reverse lettering: SANCT ❀ LEODIGAR
Weight: 0.8 g
Diameter: 18.0 mm

1612 variety 4 (Wielandt# 115c)
Obverse lettering: MON ❀ LVCERNEN • I6IZ
Reverse lettering: SANCT LEODIGAR

1612 variety 5 (Wielandt# 115d)
Obverse lettering: MON ❀ LVCERNEN • 1612
Reverse lettering: SANCT LEODIGAR

1612 variety 6 (Wielandt# 115e)
Obverse lettering: MON ❀ LVCERNEN • I6IZ
Reverse lettering: S ❀ ANCT ❀ LEODIGAR ❀

1612 variety 7 (Wielandt# 115f)
Obverse lettering: MON ❀ LVCERNEN • I6IZ
Reverse lettering: ❀ SANCT ❀ LEODIGAR •


1613 variety 1 (Wielandt# 116)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNEN • I6I3
Reverse lettering: SANCT ❀ LEODIGAR •
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 19.0 mm

1613 variety 2 (Wielandt# 116a)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNEN • I6I3
Reverse lettering: SANCT ❀ LEODIGAR ❀

1613 variety 3 (Wielandt# 116b)
Obverse lettering: MON ✶ LVCE • RNEN • I6I3
Reverse lettering: SANCT ❀ LEODIGAR ❀

1613 variety 4 (Wielandt# 116c)
Obverse lettering: MON ✶ LVCERNEN • I6I3
Reverse lettering: SANCT ❀ LEODIGAR •

1613 variety 5 (Wielandt# 116d)
Obverse lettering: MON ✶ LVCERNEN • I6I3
Reverse lettering: ❀ SANCT ❀ LEODIGAR ❀

1613 variety 6 (Wielandt# 116e)
Obverse lettering: MON ✶ LVCERNEN • I6I3
Reverse lettering: • SANCT ❀ LEODIGAR ❀

1613 variety 7 (Wielandt# 116f)
Obverse lettering: MON ✶ LVCERNEN • I6I3
Reverse lettering: • SANCT ❀ LEODIGAR •
Weight: 3.457 g
Diameter: 21.3 mm

1613 variety 8 (Wielandt# 116g)
Obverse lettering: MON ✶ LVCERNEN • I6I3
Reverse lettering: • • SANCT ❀ LEODIGAR

1613 variety 9 (Wielandt# 116h)
Obverse lettering: MON ✶ LVCERNEN • I6I3
Reverse lettering: SANCT ❀ LEODIGAR

1613 variety 10 (Wielandt# 116i)
Obverse lettering: MON ✶ LVCERNEN • I6I3
Reverse lettering: ✶ SANCT ✶ LEODIGARI


1614 variety 1 (Wielandt# 117)
Obverse lettering: MON ✶ LVCERNEN ✶ I6I4
Reverse lettering: • SANCT ❀ LEODIGAR •
Weight: 0.845-1.0 g
Diameter: 19-20.1 mm

1614 variety 2 (Wielandt# 117a)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNEN • I6I4
Reverse lettering: • SANCT • LEODIGARI

1614 variety 3 (Wielandt# 117b)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNEN • I6I4
Reverse lettering: • SANCT • LEODIGAR

1614 variety 4 (Wielandt# 117c)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNEN ❀ 1614
Reverse lettering: SANCT ❀ LEODIGAR •

1614 variety 5 (Wielandt# 117d)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNEN ❀ 1614
Reverse lettering: SANCT ❀ LEODIGAR


1615 variety 1 (Wielandt# 118)
Obverse lettering: • MON ❀ LVCERNENSIS ❀ I6I5
Reverse lettering: SANCT ❀ LEODIGARI

1615 variety 2 (Wielandt# 118a)
Obverse lettering: MON ✶ LVCERNEN • I6I5
Reverse lettering: ✶ SANCT ✶ LEODIGAR ✶

1615 variety 3 (Wielandt# 118b)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNE • I6I5
Reverse lettering: ✶ SANCT ✶ LEODIGAR •

1615 variety 4 (Wielandt# 118c)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNE • 1615 ✶
Reverse lettering: ✶ • SANCT ✶ LEODIGAR ✶

1615 variety 5 (Wielandt# 118d)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNE • I6I5
Reverse lettering: • SANCT • LEODIGAR •
Weight: 1.05 g
Diameter: 19.8 mm

1615 variety 6 (Wielandt# 118e)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNE • I6I5
Reverse lettering: • SANCT ✶ LEODIGAR

1615 variety 7 (Wielandt# 118f)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNE • I6I5 ✶
Reverse lettering: ✶ SANCT • LEODIGAR ✶
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 19.0 mm

1615 variety 8 (Wielandt# 118g)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNE • I6I5 ✶
Reverse lettering: ⬦ SANCT ⬦ LEODIGAR
Weight: 0.9 g
Diameter: 19.0 mm


1616 variety (Wielandt# 119)
Obverse lettering: MON ❀ LVCERNEN • I6I6
Reverse lettering: • SANCT • LEODIGAR


1617 variety 1 (Wielandt# 120)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNE • 1617
Reverse lettering: SANCT • LEODIGAR •

1617 variety 2 (Wielandt# 120a)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNE • 1617
Reverse lettering: • SANCT • LEODIGAR

1617 variety 3 (Wielandt# 120b)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNE ✶ 1617
Reverse lettering: • SANCT • LEODIGAR

1617 variety 4 (Wielandt# 120c)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNE ✶ 1617
Reverse lettering: • SANCT • LEODIGAR •


1618 variety 1 (Wielandt# 121)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNE • 1618
Reverse lettering: • SANCT • LEODIGAR •
Weight: 0.84 g
Diameter: 18.3 mm

1618 variety 2 (Wielandt# 121a)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNE • 1618
Reverse lettering: • SANCT • LEODIGAR


1619 variety 1 (Wielandt# 122)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNE ✶ 1619
Reverse lettering: ✶ SANCT • LEODIGARI

1619 variety 2 (Wielandt# 122a)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNE ✶ 1619
Reverse lettering: ✶ SANCT • LEODIGAR •
Weight: 0.86 g
Diameter: 18.6 mm


1620 variety 1 (Wielandt# 123)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNE ✶ 16ZO
Reverse lettering: SANCT • LEODIGAR •
Weight: 0.8 g
Diameter: 18.0 mm

1620 variety 2 (Wielandt# 123a)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNE ✶ I620
Reverse lettering: ❀ SANCT ❀ LEODIGARI ❀


1621 variety 1 (Wielandt# 124)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNEN • I62I
Reverse lettering: SANCT • LEODIGAR •
Weight: 0.92 g
Diameter: 18.8 mm

1621 variety 2 (Wielandt# 124a)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNE • I6ZI
Reverse lettering: SANCT • LEODIGARI

1621 variety 3 (Wielandt# 124b)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNE • I6ZI
Reverse lettering: SANCT • LEODIGARI •

1621 variety 4 (Wielandt# 124c)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNE • I6ZI
Reverse lettering: SANCT • LEODIGARI ❀ I621

1621 variety 5 (Wielandt# 124d)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNE • I6ZI
Reverse lettering: • SANCT • LEODIGARI


1622 variety 1 (Wielandt# 125)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNEN • I6zz
Reverse lettering: • SANCT • LEODIGARI

1622 variety 2 (Wielandt# 125a)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNEN • I6zz
Reverse lettering: • SANCT • LEODIGARI •

1622 variety 3 (Wielandt# 125b)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNEN • I6zz
Reverse lettering: ❀ SANCT LEODIGARI ❀

1622 variety 4 (Wielandt# 125c)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNEN • I6zz
Reverse lettering: SANCT • LEODIGARI

1622 variety 5 (Wielandt# 125d)
Obverse lettering: MON • LVCERNEN • I6zz
Reverse lettering: SANCT • LEODIGAR

Interesting fact

The Schilling coin from the City of Lucerne, made of Billon and weighing 1.0g, features the bust of Saint Leodegar, the patron saint of the city.