Switzerland-Luzern Dicken 1612 VF+

1612, Switzerland, Luzern (City & Canton). Silver Dicken Coin. KM-16. Very Rare!

Mint Year: 1612
Denomination: Dicken
Reference: HZM 2-635e, KM-18.
Mint Place: Luzern (Switzerland)
Condition: Struck with broken obverse dies on a crudely produced planchet, weakly struck rather than worn, mint-made weight-adjusting marks and a few light scratches, otherwise VF+
Material: Silver
Diameter: 32mm
Weight: 8.44gm


Obverse: Mitred and nimbate half-lenght bust of Saint Leodegar right, shouldering gimlet.
Legend: + SANCT9 + LEODIGARIVS +

Reverse: Cross above double-headed heraldic eagle with arms of Lucerne below.
Legend: MON + NO + LVCE - RNENSIS +



Leodegar of Poitiers (Latin: Leodegarius; French: Léger; c. 615 – October 2, 679 AD) was a martyred Burgundian Bishop of Autun. He was the son of Saint Sigrada and the brother of Saint Warinus. Leodegar was an opponent of Ebroin, the Frankish Mayor of the Palace of Neustria, and the leader of the faction of Burgundian nobles. His torture and death made him a martyr and saint.



Lucerne is a city in north-central Switzerland, in the German-speaking portion of that country. Lucerne is the capital of the Canton of Lucerne and the capital of the district with the same name.

After the fall of the Roman Empire beginning in the 6th century, Germanic Alemannic peoples increased their influence on this area of present day Switzerland. Around 750 the Benedictine Monastery of St. Leodegar was founded, which was later acquired by Murbach Abbey in Alsace in the middle of the 9th century, and by this time the area had become known as Luciaria. In 1178 Lucerne acquired its independence from the jurisdiction of Murbach Abbey, and the founding of the city proper probably occurred this same year. The city gained importance as a strategically located gateway for the growing commerce from the Gotthard trade route.

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