cod. persona: 11576	status di approvazione: public
Hans Schweiger [2]
Periodo di attività: 1542 – 1564		Sesso: M
Varianti del nome documentate:
- Hans Schweiger
Il Forrer (1902-30, V, pp. 432-433) riporta: a clever Die-engraver, whose name first occurs in 1542. The five cities of the ''Rappenbund" were granted in that year the right of issuing large silver currency, on the condition of their subscribing to the war fund against the Turks. In consequence Basle, Freiburg in B., Colmar, Breisach and Thann coined Thalers, Half Thalers and subsidiary currency from 1542 to 1554 in fairly large quantity, the dies for which were cut by Hans Schweiger, who is responsible also for a very rare Pattern Half-Thaler of Basle, 1542, with a representation of L. Munatius Plancus, the founder of the city. Half Thalers and Zehner for Basle, Freiburg i. B., Colmar, and Breisach, which coinage was continued with slight variations in the types for some years. From 1566 Freiburg and Breisach were to place on their coins the effigy and titles of the reigning archduke Ferdinand. The coins of 1564 show artistic superiority over those of 1542.

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