1796, Switzerland, Bern (Canton). Large Gold Duplone Coin. (7.62gm!) NGC MS-61!

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1796, Switzerland, Bern (Canton). Large Gold Duplone Coin. (7.62gm!) NGC MS-61!
Mint Year: 1796
Denomination: Duplone
Region: Bern (Switzerland)
Condition:
Certified and graded by NGC as MS-61!
References: Friedberg 182, HMZ:2-213, KM-152.
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Material: Gold (.900)
Weight: 7.62gm
Obverse:
Crowned oval shield with arms of Bern (striped shield with a walking bear inside stripe) adorned with garlands.
Legend: RESPUBLICA BERNENSIS
Reverse:
Motto ("DEUS / PROVIDEBIT" = "
God will provide!
") within wreath.
The
doubloon
(from Spanish
doblón
, meaning "double"), was a two-
escudo
or 32-
reales
gold coin, weighing 6.77 grams (0.218 troy ounces). Doubloons were minted in Spain, Mexico, Peru, and Nueva Granada. The term was first used to describe the golden
excelente
either because of its value of two
ducats
or because of the double portrait of Ferdinand and Isabella. In Europe the doubloon became the model for several other gold coins, including the French
Louis d'or
, the Italian
doppia
, the
Swiss
duplone
, the Northern German
pistole
, and the Prussian
Friedrich d'or
.
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The
canton of Bern
is the second largest of the 26 Swiss cantons. Located in west-central Switzerland, it borders the Canton of Jura and the Canton of Solothurn to the north. To the west lie the Canton of Neuchatel, the Canton of Fribourg and Vaud. To the south lies the Valais. East of the canton of Bern lie the cantons of Uri, Nidwalden, Obwalden, Lucerne and Aargau. The canton of Bern is bilingual (French and German). The cantonal capital, also the Federal capital, is Bern.
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