Zurich
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Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is in north-central Switzerland, at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich. As of the end of 2024, the municipality h
P(rae)P(ositus) STA(tionis) TVRICEN(sis): "head of Zurich customs post" (detail from a Roman tombstone, c. AD 185–200, discovered in 1747)
MON(eta) NOV(a) THVRICENSIS CIVIT(atis) IMPERIALIS: "new coin of Zurich, imperial city", 1512 (with Zurich's patron saints Felix, Regula and Exuperantius)
Tigurum instead of Turicum: Zurich's Neo-Latin name had been invented by scholars of the early 16th century; see Tigurini (½ thaler from 1721)
Basel
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Basel is a city in northwestern Switzerland on the river Rhine, at the transition from the High Rhine to the Upper Rhine. Basel is Switzerland’s third most populous city, with 177,595 inhabitants with
Basel Münsterpfalz 1
Alte Universität, Blaues und Weisses Haus n Basel
Mittlere Rheinbrücke Basel 20230531 0006
Roche Hochhäuser, Grenzacher Strasse Basel 20230531 0031