Live auction - fme_927918 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA Médaille, Concours de tir, Guillaume Tell et son fils
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| Estimate : | 150 € |
| Price : | 105 € |
| Maximum bid : | 120 € |
| End of the sale : | 25 June 2024 15:59:55 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : Médaille, Concours de tir, Guillaume Tell et son fils
Date: 1895
Metal : silver
Diameter : 49,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver HOMBERG Franz (1851-1922)
Weight : 52,15 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine grise hétérogène, présentant les traces d’un léger nettoyage. Petite usure sur les reliefs. Présence de quelques coups et rayures
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : ERZALLEN. WIRD. MAN. VON. DEM. SCHÜTZEN. TELL, SO. LANG. DIE. BERGE. STEHN. AUF. IHREM. GRUNDE..
Obverse description : Guillaume Tell tenant une arquebuse, passant son bras autour des épaules d’un jeune garçon. Signé : N. R. K..
Reverse
Reverse legend : FUR FREIHET / UND / VATERLAND // 1307-1895.
Reverse description : Écus de Suisse et du canton d’Uri posés sur des branches de chêne et laurier. Signé : C. BÜHLER. INV – HOMBERG FEC..
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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