The Swiss Federal Mint launched (26th January) a new 20-franc silver coin marking “500 Years of Reformation”—the quincentennial of the Protestant Reformation, one of the most significant European events of the 16th century. The Reformation began in the small town of Wittenberg in Saxony, Germany, in 1517, with the publication of The 95 Theses
The Swiss Federal Mint launched (26th January) a new 20-franc silver coin marking “500 Years of Reformation”—the quincentennial of the Protestant Reformation, one of the most significant European events of the 16th century. The Reformation began in the small town of Wittenberg in Saxony, Germany, in 1517, with the publication of The 95 Theses