Live auction - fme_927920 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA Médaille, Internement de 80.000 soldats français
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| End of the sale : | 25 June 2024 15:49:57 |
Type : Médaille, Internement de 80.000 soldats français
Date: 1871
Metal : copper
Diameter : 50,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver LANDRY Ulysse (1817-1894)
Weight : 71,85 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine marron hétérogène, légèrement irisée, présentant quelques marques de coups et rayures, notamment sur la tranche
Obverse
Obverse legend : PAS DE FRONTIERES POUR L’HUMANITE // 1870-1871 // CABOT (SUR LA CROIX).
Obverse description : Allégorie féminine de la Suisse se drapant, notamment au dessus d’un bouclier timbré d’un coeur brisé. Corne d’abondance et rocher timbré du millésime à droite. Soldat agenouillé devant une tombe à gauche. Signé : U.E LANDRY. NEUG.L.
Reverse
Reverse legend : 80.000 / SOLDATS FRANÇAIS / DE L’ARMÉE DE L’EST / SONT INTERNÉS EN SUISSE / 1.ER FÉVRIER 1871.
Reverse description : Légende en 5 lignes horizontales.
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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