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Zurich. City gold "Zwingli" Medallic 2 Ducat 1719 MS63 NGC, KM-M3, Fr-488a. A highly coveted issue, incredibly unusual in form for coinage of Switzerland (which over time has unwaveringly focused on symbols and not individuals), with the obverse featuring the hatted bust of Huldrych Zwingli with a radiant sun over an alter on the reverse. The strike is bold and close examination reveals light handling marks. The reflective fields impart a pleasing appearance for the grade. Rare in multiple-ducat weight. Huldrych Zwingli (1484 - 1531) was a leader of the Reformation in Switzerland who in 1518, after years of study at the University of Vienna and University of Basel, began to speak openly on his desire to change certain policies in the Catholic Church. In the years that followed, long-standing doctrine like fasting during Lent, clerical marriage and communion liturgy, would be challenged. Today, Zwingli's ground-breaking teachings, known as "Zwinglianism", receive little credit by name, but his significant influence upon better-known reformists, Martin Luther and John Calvin, is without question.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 5000-6000 USD
Zurich. City gold "Zwingli" Medallic 2 Ducat 1719 MS63 NGC, KM-M3, Fr-488a. A highly coveted issue, incredibly unusual in form for coinage of Switzerland (which over time has unwaveringly focused on symbols and not individuals), with the obverse featuring the hatted bust of Huldrych Zwingli with a radiant sun over an alter on the reverse. The strike is bold and close examination reveals light handling marks. The reflective fields impart a pleasing appearance for the grade. Rare in multiple-ducat weight. Huldrych Zwingli (1484 - 1531) was a leader of the Reformation in Switzerland who in 1518, after years of study at the University of Vienna and University of Basel, began to speak openly on his desire to change certain policies in the Catholic Church. In the years that followed, long-standing doctrine like fasting during Lent, clerical marriage and communion liturgy, would be challenged. Today, Zwingli's ground-breaking teachings, known as "Zwinglianism", receive little credit by name, but his significant influence upon better-known reformists, Martin Luther and John Calvin, is without question.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 5000-6000 USD