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Live auction - fme_1002934 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA Médaille, Tir fédéral gratuit
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| Estimate : | 60 € |
| Price : | 30 € |
| Maximum bid : | 30 € |
| End of the sale : | 01 April 2025 17:59:28 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : Médaille, Tir fédéral gratuit
Date: 1859
Mint name / Town : Suisse, Zurich
Metal : tin
Diameter : 40,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Engraver DRENTWETT.D. SEBALD.F.
Weight : 25,50 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine hétérogène avec des traces d’usure, rayures et quelques coups. Présence de tâches d’oxydation et restes de brillant de frappe
Obverse
Obverse legend : EIDGENOSSISCHES FREISCHIESSEN // IN ZURICH / 1859.
Obverse description : Vue sur la fête de Zurich, avec ses installations.
Obverse translation : Tir libre fédéral.
Reverse
Reverse legend : DAS WAR EIN SCHUSS.T DAVON WIRD MAN NOCH REDEN IN DEN SPATSTEN ZEITEN.
Reverse description : Jeune garçon et son père, ce dernier tient une arbalète. Signé : SEEALD DRENTWETT.
Reverse translation : C'était une chance, les gens en parleront encore autrefois.
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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