fwo_1014737 - SWITZERLAND - CITY OF ST. GALLEN 1 Kreuzer Ville de Saint-Gall N.D. (1714-1717) Saint-Gall

SWITZERLAND - CITY OF ST. GALLEN

(1457-)

The coinage of Saint-Gall is divided into two distinct parts: the coinage of the Abbey of Saint-Gall which was founded in 947 and which is one of the oldest in Switzerland and the coinage of the canton of Saint-Gall. . If the coinage of the abbey began in 1240, that of the canton did not begin before the end of the 14th century. The city of Saint-Gall became free in 1357 and was separated from the abbey in 1457. In 1798, the secular power of the prince-abbots of Saint-Gall was abolished. In 1798, following the invasion of French troops, the two entities were united to form the Canton of Saint-Gall within the Helvetic Republic..