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SWISS CANTONS: BASEL: white metal medal, 1856, NGC MS63

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SWISS CANTONS: BASEL: white metal medal, 1856, NGC MS63
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SWISS CANTONS: BASEL: white metal medal, 1856, Sm-1115, 45mm, by B. Burckhardt, for the 500th anniversary of the great earthquake of 1356, hen and four chicks on grassy bank in foreground, with a fifth one perched on an empty plate to left, view of the city and the Rhine in background, MDCCCLVL // da verfiel Basel überall ("Then Basel fell into despair everywhere") in center, the date 1356 in Roman numerals around, with objects instead of letters (belt buckle, horseshoe, axe, jug), two dragons with city arms below, NGC graded MS63.