16.46g. 31mm. AU/AU.
Medalier: Unknown (local engraver of the Basel Mint).
Winterstein (Basler Medaillen) 272a; Schweizer Medaillen 1083; Wunderly 2207.
Very rare.
Obv.: Oval city coat of arms of Basel featuring a bishop’s crozier (Baselstab) surmounted by a feathered hat, supported by two basilisks standing on a pedestal.
Inscription around:
RESPVBLICA BASILIENSIS.
(Republic of Basel.)
Rev.: Seated city goddess facing left, wearing a mural crown, holding a fasces in her left hand and extending a laurel wreath in her right.
Inscription around:
DISPENSAT PRAEMIA DIGNIS / MDCCXCV.
(She bestows rewards upon the worthy / 1795.)
This medal was issued by the Republic of Basel in 1795 as a civic Verdienstmedaille (Merit Medal), awarded for outstanding service to the city. The allegorical figure represents Justice and Virtue rewarding the worthy, while the twin basilisks - traditional heraldic supporters of Basel - symbolize vigilance and protection. A fine example of late 18th-century Swiss medallic art.
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