Live auction - fme_927898 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA Médaille, Festival de tir cantonal
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| Estimate : | 80 € |
| Price : | 40 € |
| Maximum bid : | 40 € |
| End of the sale : | 25 June 2024 15:59:01 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Médaille, Festival de tir cantonal
Date: 1894
Mint name / Town : Suisse, Bern
Metal : copper
Diameter : 44,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver HOMBERG Franz (1851-1922)
Weight : 54,45 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine marron hétérogène présentant quelques taches d’oxydation et traces d’un ancien nettoyage. Présence de quelques coups et rayures
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : BERN. KANTONAL-SCHÜTZENFEST IN THUN 1894.
Obverse description : Ecussons accolés sous une croix radiée, branche fleurie à gauche, signé : HOMBERG FEC..
Reverse
Reverse legend : ALLZEIT BEREIT.
Reverse description : Jeune homme agenouillé préparant son arquebuse, vue sur des monuments et châteaux à l’arrière plan.
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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