Live auction - fme_1002477 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA Médaille, Aux plus adroits
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Live starting : Type : Médaille, Aux plus adroits
Date: 1896
Metal : copper
Diameter : 32 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver BOVY Hugues (1841-1903)
Weight : 13,65 g.
Edge : lisse + L. FURET
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Médaille nettoyée. Patine hétérogène avec des traces d’usure, coups et rayures. Tâches d’oxydation sur les deux faces et la tranche
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : VILLAGE SUISSE GENEVE 1896..
Obverse description : Vue sur un village, un homme avec sa vache au premier plan.
Reverse
Reverse legend : AUX PLUS ADROITS..
Reverse description : Homme tenant une arbalète et visant, au milieu d’une foret. Signé : HUGUES BOVY F..
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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