fully centred strike on good metal with legible legends and a clear portrait
prow between horse's forelegs
quartered shield of arms on long cross fourchee
to upper right of exergue (Bentley 869
C over a rotated C
Switzerland Solothurn 1796 Half Duplone MS61 fully centred strike on goodSwitzerland, Solothurn, Avoyer Republic Period (1760 98), gold Half Duplone, 1796, crowned coat of arms with garland centre dividing inscription RESPUBLICA SOLODORNENSIS, rev. Saint Ursus of Solothurn standing centre holding flag, slanted sword behind, date below groundline, inscription SURSUS MARTYR surrounding, edge reeded, 3. 82g (KM 59; Fr. 392; HMZ 2 841b). An attractive example with lustrous, almost prooflike, fields, particularly on the