City of Bern ½ Guldiner, 1540

½ Guldiner from City of Bern. Issued in 1540. Struck in Silver. Measures 0 mm and weighs 14.63 g.

Obverse

Crowned escutcheon bearing imperial coat of arms with double-headed eagle. Two escutcheons below with mirrored coats of arms of Bern. Trilobe around. (Latin (unabridged): Numus Bernaensis Helvetia cusus
English: Coin minted in Bern, Switzerland)

Reverse

Single-headed imperial eagle in surrounded by a double circle of escutcheons with coats of arms. 12 coats of arms in the inner circle: Aarwangen, Erlach, Signau, Zofingen, Castelen, Grandson, Orbe, Schwarzenburg, Landshut, Aigle, Trachselwald and Huttwil. 20 coats of arms in the outer circle: Zofingen, Aarau, Brugg, Lenzburg, Büren, Nidau, Aarberg, Bipp, Wangen, Aarburg, Unterseen, Interlaken, Aeschi, Frutigen, Weissenburg, Obersimmental, Oberhasli, Laupen, Burgdorf and Thun.