Unidentified Coin 1793 European | Bern 4 Kreuzer

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front desk New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 05/10/2008 5:45 pm silver looking coin with woman's head very worn on face 1793 on reverse is a small square-ish shield with embellishing on edges part of shield. inside shield divided by a diagonal slash is a bear facing left and below the slash CR 4 wording on the coin looks like "Dominus providebit moneta Reiput Bernensis. Anythoughts, Anyone? Front Desk Edited by Sap 05/12/2008 03:59 am Report this Post to the Staff

greeniejim Valued Member Ireland 215 Posts	Posted 05/10/2008 6:29 pm Sounds a bit like a swiss coin, just looked on ebay and came up with this? http://cgi.ebay.com/Switzerland-Ber...on_W0QQitemZ 190220545312QQihZ009QQcategoryZ45158QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 05/10/2008 6:58 pm Nice find on ebay! I'm pretty certain that's a Bern Kantonal coin, I'm just not sure which denomimation. Edited by KurtS 05/10/2008 7:27 pm Report this Post to the Staff
greeniejim Valued Member Ireland 215 Posts	Posted 05/10/2008 7:30 pm Been doing a bit more searching, I think it may be 4 Kreuzer from Swiss Canton( Possibly Bern or Nauchatel, 4 Kreuzer was a quarter of a Batzen, although Kreuzer were also used in Austria,and Germany, the legend Moneta Reiput Bernensis does appear on other Swiss coins. Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 05/10/2008 10:34 pm If the coin has a bear in the shield and it says "Bernensis", that coin was definitely minted by Kanton Bern. If it's not obvious, at the time all these Kantons and states were very particular about their own identity and would never use emblems of other Kantons. Report this Post to the Staff
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