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Live auction - fme_879540 - SWITZERLAND - CANTON OF VAUD Médaille, Exécution du Major Abraham Davel

SWITZERLAND - CANTON OF VAUD Médaille, Exécution du Major Abraham Davel AU
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Estimate : 90 €
Price : no bid
Maximum bid : no bid
End of the sale : 13 May 2025 19:02:23
Type : Médaille, Exécution du Major Abraham Davel
Date: 1883
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 50,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 60,88 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Médaille à la patine hétérogène avec la présence de petites taches sombres. Présence de rayures à l’avers, au revers et sur la tranche

Obverse


Obverse legend : MAJOR - DAVEL.
Obverse description : Tête à gauche du Major. Signé : G. BOVY. GUGGISBERG (1883).

Reverse


Reverse legend : * CITOYEN VAUDOIS * PATRIOTE ET MARTYR // EXECUTE / LE 24 AVRIL / 1723.
Reverse description : Légende circulaire entourant une couronne de chêne et une seconde légende en 3 lignes.

Commentary


Abraham Davel (1670-1723), dit “Major Davel”, est un militaire s’étant battu pour libérer le Pays de Vaud de la domination bernois. Il fut arrêté et exécuté en 1723.
Cf wikipédia.
Abraham Davel (1670-1723), known as “Major Davel,” was a soldier who fought to liberate the Vaud region from Bernese domination. He was arrested and executed in 1723. See Wikipedia

Historical background


SWITZERLAND - CANTON OF VAUD

The canton of Vaud was under the domination of Bern from 1536 to 1798. It entered the Confederation in 1803.

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