1796, Switzerland, Solothurn Canton. Gold Duplone Coin. NGC MS-62!
Mint Year: 1796 Canton: Solothurn Region: Switzerland Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as MS-62! Reference: Friedberg 391, Simmen 101b, D.T. 672a, HMZ 2-840b, KM-60. Denomination: Gold Duplone (the slab says 2 Duplones, which is wrong!) Material: Gold (.900) Diameter: 26mm Weight: 7.62gm
Obverse: Standing armored figure of Saint Ursus facing, holding Swiss banner. Legend: S . URSUS - MARTYR Exergue: 1796.
Reverse: Crowned and garlanded coat-of-arms of Solothurn. Legend: RESPUBLICA SOLODORENSIS
Ursus of Solothurn was a 3rd-century Roman Christian who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Coptic church and Roman Catholic church. He was associated very early with the Theban Legion and is recorded in the Roman Martyrology, commemorated with St. Victor of Solothurn on 30 September. St. Ursus & St. Victor were tortured and beheaded at Solothurn under Emperor Maximian and the governor Hyrtacus for refusing to worship pagan idols around 286.
The city of Solothurn is the capital of the Canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. The city also comprises the only municipality of the district of the same name.
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