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10-Ducat Piece of the City of Zurich

Switzerland, 1624

Gold diameter 41 mm, weight 34.20

The obverse bears a depiction of a lion in a heraldic pose holding an orb and a sword and resting on a heraldic shield with two fields. The inscription on the reverse reads "God, keep us in peace." The coin comes from the Stroganov collection.

 

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