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Live auction - fme_957689 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA Médaille, Fête fédérale de gymnastique
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| Estimate : | 120 € |
| Price : | 60 € |
| Maximum bid : | 60 € |
| End of the sale : | 29 October 2024 17:21:47 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Médaille, Fête fédérale de gymnastique
Date: 1891
Mint name / Town : Suisse, Genève
Metal : copper
Diameter : 45 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 53,42 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Jolie patine marron, présentant quelques traces de manipulation. Quelques taches d’oxydation
Obverse
Obverse legend : FETE FEDERALE DE GYMNASTIQUE - ** GENEVE 1891** // PATRIE FORCE AMITIE.
Obverse description : Demi aigle et clé sur une croix suisse, branches de laurier à l’exergue.
Reverse
Reverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Reverse description : Deux personnages se serrant la main, devant un homme tenant un drapeau. Signé : W BETTINGER. N. PH. NUTISHAUSER F..
Commentary
Médaille conservée dans une boîte rouge avec un intérieur en feutrine noire, soie rouge.
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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