fme_915861 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA Médaille, 350e anniversaire de la réformation
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Type : Médaille, 350e anniversaire de la réformation
Date: 1885
Mint name / Town : Suisse, Genève
Metal : copper
Diameter : 33 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 21,28 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Des marques d’usure sont visibles sur les hauts reliefs. Quelques coups sur la tranche
Obverse
Obverse legend : POST TENEBRAS LUX // IHS // SAINTE / BIBLE.
Obverse description : Bible ouverte sous la mention IHS auréolée.
Reverse
Reverse legend : 350.EME / ANNIVERSAIRE / DE LA / REFORMATION / GENEVE / 23 AOUT / 1885.
Reverse description : Légende en 7 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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