Item number: A1231

Year: AD 1794

Material: Gold

Size: 29.2 x 29.6 mm

Weight: 15.28 g

Provenance: Fuchin Coin 2024

This is a 2 Duplones gold coin issued by the city of Bern, an important city in northwestern Switzerland, during the era of the Old Swiss Confederacy. The coin is surrounded by a rectangular beaded border, with the city’s coat of arms featured prominently at the centre of the obverse. The coat of arms is displayed on an oval shield, topped by a mural crown, with a decorative garland placed between the shield and the crown. The shield itself is detailed with a red background, a diagonal yellow stripe across the middle, and a black bear with its tongue extended.

The black bear is the mascot of the city of Bern, said to have been inspired by a large bear hunted in the nearby forests by the city’s founder, Berthold V, Duke of Zähringen. It is also believed that the wood from these forests was used to build the city of Bern. On either side of the coat of arms is the Latin inscription “RESPUBLICA BERNENSIS,” which translates to “Republic of Bern,” referring to the city’s name. Below the coat of arms is a small decorative wing motif.

The reverse side of the coin features a wreath, with the Latin inscription “DEUS PROVIDEBIT” at its centre, meaning “God will provide.” Below the inscription is the year of the coin’s issuance, “1795.”

Bern was originally an “Imperial Free City” under the Holy Roman Empire, directly governed by the emperor. In AD 1353, Bern joined the Old Swiss Confederacy, becoming one of its most powerful members. Today, Bern is the fifth-largest city in Switzerland and serves as the de facto seat of the Swiss federal government. The Old Swiss Confederacy was founded in AD 1291 as an alliance of three cantons resisting the oppression of the Habsburgs, with additional cantons joining over time. The Confederacy endured until AD 1798, when Napoleon invaded and established the “Helvetic Republic.”

物件編號: A1231

年代: 公元 1794 年

材質: 黃金

尺寸: 29.2 x 29.6 mm

重量: 15.28 g

來源: 福君錢幣 2024

這是一枚舊瑞士邦聯時期，地處瑞士西北部的重要城市伯恩，發行之面額2達布隆金幣。錢幣周圍有矩形的齒圈，正面中央為伯恩這座城市的市徽，市徽為一個蛋形圓盾，上方為一頂壁形頭冠，圓盾跟頭冠之間以花環作為裝飾。圓盾中間為市徽細節，以紅色為基底，中間是一條黃色對角帶，並且有一隻吐著舌頭的黑熊。

這隻黑熊是伯恩這座城市的吉祥物，傳聞是城市奠基者：哲林根的貝托爾德五世在附近森林獵捕的大熊，並且以這座森林的木材打造伯恩。市徽兩側為拉丁銘文「RESPUBLICA BERNENSIS」，即城市的名字「伯恩共和國」。市徽下方有一個小型的羽翼裝飾。

錢幣背面有一個花圈，正中央有兩行拉丁銘文「DEUS PROVIDEBIT」，意思是「上帝將會供予」，最下方的「1795」為金幣發行之年份。

伯恩最早是神聖羅馬帝國旗下，直屬於皇帝統轄的「帝國自由城市」。公元1353年，伯恩加入舊瑞士邦聯的行列，成為實力最為強大的一邦。今日伯恩為瑞士排名第五大的城市，並且為瑞士實際上的中央政府所在處。舊瑞士邦聯起源於公元1291年，不堪哈布斯堡家族壓迫的三個邦組成的聯盟，後續持續有不同的邦加盟，直到公元1798年遭拿破崙入侵成為「海爾維第共和國」為止。