1365, Switzerland, Prince-Bishopric of Basel. Silver Pfennig Coin. NGC XF-45!

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1365, Switzerland, Prince-Bishopric of Basel. Silver Pfennig Coin. NGC XF-45!
Mint Place: Basel
Denomination: Pfennig
Mint Period: 1335-1365
Reference: HMZ 1-254a.
Ruler (Prince-Bishop): Johann II von Munsingen
Condition:
Certified and graded by NGC as XF-45!
Weight: 0.35gm
Material: Silver
Obverse:
Mitred head of the Bishop left. Initials of Basel (B-A)  at sides.
Reverse
: Blank (incuse depiction of the obverse, as usual for this uniface bracteate-like issue).
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The
Prince-Bishopric of Basel
(German:
Hochstift Basel, Fürstbistum Basel, Bistum Basel
) was an ecclesiastical principality within the Holy Roman Empire, ruled from 1032 by prince-bishops with their seat at Basel, and from 1528 until 1792 at Porrentruy, and thereafter at Schliengen. As an imperial estate, the prince-bishop had seat and vote at the Imperial Diet. The final dissolution of the state occurred in 1803 as part of the German Mediatisation.
The Prince-Bishopric comprised territories now in the Swiss cantons of Basel-Landschaft, Jura, Solothurn and Bern, besides minor territories in nearby portions of southern Germany and eastern France. The city of Basel ceased to be part of the Prince-Bishopric after it joined the Swiss Confederacy in 1501.
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