Lot Essay
This coin is described as having the oldest depiction of the city of Zurich on a coin in the Swiss Bank Corporation auction catalogue, 25 September 1990.
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BY HANS JACOB I STAMPFER, ZURICH, CIRCA 1555-1565
Details
A SWISS SILVER MEDAL
BY HANS JACOB I STAMPFER, ZURICH, CIRCA 1555-1565
Circular, the obverse depicting a view of Zurich and reverse with a view of the Conversion of Saint Paul, each within Latin inscription
1 ¾ in. (45 mm.) diam.
BY HANS JACOB I STAMPFER, ZURICH, CIRCA 1555-1565
Circular, the obverse depicting a view of Zurich and reverse with a view of the Conversion of Saint Paul, each within Latin inscription
1 ¾ in. (45 mm.) diam.
Provenance
Swiss Bank Corporation, Zurich, 25 September 1990, lot 664.
Special notice
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