Live auction - fme_957219 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA Médaille, 6e centenaire de la première alliance perpétuelle des confédérés
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| Estimate : | 60 € |
| Price : | 31 € |
| Maximum bid : | 31 € |
| End of the sale : | 08 October 2024 16:39:22 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : Médaille, 6e centenaire de la première alliance perpétuelle des confédérés
Date: 1891
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 67,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver DUBOIS Alphée (1831-1905)
Weight : 150,22 g.
Edge : lisse + corne BRONZE
Puncheon : corne BRONZE
Coments on the condition:
Patine marron hétérogène avec quelques taches d’oxydation. Légère usure
Obverse
Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Allégorie féminine de la Victoire, ailée, tenant une palme d’une main et un flambeau de l’autre. Paysage de montagnes à l’arrière plan. Signé : ALPHEE DUBOIS.
Reverse
Reverse legend : IN MEMORIAM / PRIAME / CONFOEDERATIONIS / HELVETIORVM / SEXTO CENTENARIO / I. AVG. MDCCCXCI.
Reverse description : Légende en 6 lignes, branche de laurier et trois blasons suisses à l’exergue de la légende. Signé : A. B..
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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