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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;gmarguli, post: 95837, member: 246&quot;]They are Swiss 1/2 talers (medallic). They are both from the Swiss Canton of Beromuenster dated 1720. They were originally struck to commemorate the 1000th Anniversary of the founding of the abbey by the Count of Lenzburg, Bero. They depict St. Michael slaying the dragon. While dated 1720, they were restruck for around 100 years after that in order to be presented as awards and gifts to honored recipients.</p><p><br /></p><p>As best as I know: The top one was struck in 1797 and the design is one of the more frequent ones to come on the market. It&#039;s unpriced in Krause, just listed as &quot;Rare&quot;. </p><p><br /></p><p>The bottom one (which is the one I&#039;m a little unsure about its authenticity) was struck in 1810. While priced in the Krause, it comes up for sale less frequently than the unpriced one above.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m looking to put the entire set (three 1/4T &amp; two 1/2T) of them together, but they come up for sale so infrequently and can get rather expensive, so it is a slow process.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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