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Live auction - fme_928044 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA Médaille, 6e centenaire de l’Alliance helvétique

SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA Médaille, 6e centenaire de l’Alliance helvétique AU
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Estimate : 150 €
Price : 331 €
Maximum bid : 350 €
End of the sale : 25 June 2024 15:56:12
bidders : 8 bidders
Type : Médaille, 6e centenaire de l’Alliance helvétique
Date: 1891
Metal : silver
Diameter : 59,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver MAYER
Weight : 83,87 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine grise hétérogène, légèrement irisée, présentant quelques taches d’oxydation. Petite usure sur certains reliefs

Obverse


Obverse legend : DURCH KAMPF ZUM SIEG UND FRIEDEN // À L’EXERGUE : 1291-1891.
Obverse description : Homme assis, habillé d’une peau de lion, tenant un glaive d’une main et un drapeau de l’autre. Une allégorie féminine ailée (une Victoire) se tient derrière lui. Casque et palme à leurs pieds. Signé : W. MAYER.

Reverse


Reverse legend : *WIR WOLLEN SEIN EIN EINZIG VOLK VON BRÜDERN, IN KEINER NOTH UNS TRENNEN & CEFAHR WIR WOLLEN FREI SEIN, WIE DIE VATER, EHER DEN TOD, ALS IN DER KNECHTSCHAFT LEBEN..
Reverse description : Groupe de trois personnages se tenant par la main et levant l’autre main au ciel. Signé : W. M..

Commentary


Cf. https://www.e-periodica.ch/cntmng?pid=snr-001:1891:10::388.

Historical background


SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA

(since 1848)

Switzerland formed a Confederation in 1848. It adopted the Swiss Franc, aligned with the French Franc in 1850. It joined the Latin Union in December 1865. It remained neutral during the two world wars and later grew rich thanks to its banks.

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