elf Switzerland Canton Basel Doppelvierer circa 1500s

Description

Attributed as HMZ 76 (not confirmed--and does not appear to be correct), undated type, issued for the City of Basel. Dime size billon (low purity silver) coin, with the coat of arms on the obverse.
Napoleon forced most of the Swiss Cantons to unify as the Helvetian Republic; the cantons revolted and wanted to be separate. Under the Act of Mediation (in effect 1805-1810), Napoleon granted the cantons some individuality (and the right to issue coins in their cantonal names), but they generally remained under French control.
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