Live auction - fme_928045 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA Médaille, 3e centenaire de l’escalade
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| Starting price : | 50 € |
| Estimate : | 100 € |
| Price : | 50 € |
| Maximum bid : | 50 € |
| End of the sale : | 25 June 2024 16:05:00 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Médaille, 3e centenaire de l’escalade
Date: 1902
Metal : copper
Diameter : 59,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver BOVY Hugues (1841-1903)
Weight : 95,46 g.
Edge : lisse + L. FURET
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine marron hétérogène présentant des traces de manipulation. petite usure
Obverse
Obverse legend : À L’EXERGUE : 12 DECEMBRE 1602.
Obverse description : Scène de bataille, au pied d’une ville fortifiée. Signé : S. E.M. E. EDIT. - HUGUES BOVY FEC..
Reverse
Reverse legend : (FLEUR) TROISIEME CENTENAIRE DE L’ESCALADE (FLEUR) - GENEVE 12 DECEMBRE 1902 // POST // TENE // BRAS // LUX.
Reverse description : Blason de Genève sous un soleil IHS, dans une couronne de laurier enrubanné. Signé : S. E.M. E. EDIT. - HUGUES BOVY 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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