Live auction - fme_1003433 - SWITZERLAND Médaille, Jean Étienne Dufour
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Type : Médaille, Jean Étienne Dufour
Date: 1893
Metal : silver plated copper
Diameter : 61 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver HANTZ Georges (1846-1930)
Weight : 117,2 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Médaille nettoyée. Patine hétérogène avec des coups et rayures, notamment sur la tranche. Présence de tâches d’oxydation sur les deux faces et la tranche
Obverse
Obverse legend : J. E. DUFOUR CONSEILLER D’ETAT, GENEVE 1840-1893.
Obverse description : Buste de profil à gauche et légende circulaire. Signé : GEORGES HANTZ 1893 et D. G. D. GENEVE.
Reverse
Reverse legend : A JEAN ETIENNE DUFOUR * SES AMIS * // ARDENT A CHERCHER / LA LUMIERE . / AYANT FOI DANS / LA VERITE . / DEUX MOTS RESUMENT SA CARRIERE / BON COEUR / ET BONNE VOLONTE.
Reverse description : Légende circulaire et 8 lignes. Signé : JOHN KAUFMANN.