20 Batz / 1/2 Thaler    (Vendue pour $27.0)

1796, Switzerland, Bern (Canton). Silver ½ Thaler (20 Batzen) Coin. VF-

Mint year: 1795
References: KM-151.
Region: Bern (Switzerland)
Denomination: ½ Thaler (20 Batzen)
Condition: Gold plated, pierced, plugged & pierced (a 2nd time), otherwise VF+
Weight: 29.01gm
Diameter: 40mm
Material: Silver

Obverse: Crowned shield with arms of Bern.
Legend: RESPUBLICA BERNENSIS

Reverse: Swiss soldier wearing plummed hat (with two feathers) and uniform, holding large sword. Date (1796) below.
Legend: DOMINUS PROVIDERIT / 1796

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 Neuchâtel, 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.