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Live auction - fme_1123051 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA Médaille, Honneur au travail, La Chaux-de-Fonds avant l’incendie

SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA Médaille, Honneur au travail, La Chaux-de-Fonds avant l’incendie AU
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Estimate : 80 €
Price : 48 €
Maximum bid : 60 €
End of the sale : 21 July 2026 18:48:04
bidders : 2 bidders
Type : Médaille, Honneur au travail, La Chaux-de-Fonds avant l’incendie
Date: 1894
Mint name / Town : Suisse, La Chaux-de-Fonds
Metal : copper
Diameter : 51 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver BOVY Hugues (1841-1903)
Weight : 52,59 g.
Edge : lisse + L. FUVET
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine hétérogène avec des traces d’usure, rayures et taches d’oxydation

Obverse


Obverse legend : HONNEUR AU TRAVAIL // À L’EXERGUE : 1794-1894.
Obverse description : Génie ailée, tenant un marteau posé sur une enclume. Vue sur la ville à l’arrière plan. Signé : HUGUES BOVY F..

Reverse


Reverse legend : LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS AVANT L’INCENDIE - *DU 5 MAI 1794*.
Reverse description : Vue sur la ville de La Chaux-de-Fonds.

Commentary


Médaille conservée dans un écrin noir avec à l’intérieur une feutrine et soie violette.
The medal is kept in a black case lined with purple felt and silk.

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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