Live auction - fme_994823 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA Médaille, Centenaire de l’entrée de la République de Genève
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| Estimate : | 120 € |
| Price : | no bid |
| Maximum bid : | no bid |
| End of the sale : | 01 April 2025 18:15:17 |
Type : Médaille, Centenaire de l’entrée de la République de Genève
Date: 1914
Metal : silver
Diameter : 44,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 40,15 g.
Edge : lisse
Puncheon : sans poinçon
Coments on the condition:
Patine grise hétérogène avec de l’usure sur les reliefs. Présence de quelques fines rayures
Obverse
Obverse legend : ARRIVEE DES SUISSES AU PORT NOIR 1814.
Obverse description : Représentation d’hommes manifestant leur joie suite au rattachement de la ville de Génève à la confédération suisse.
Reverse
Reverse legend : LE PEUPLE GENEVOIS CELEBRE / EN 1914 / LE CENTENAIRE DE L’ENTREE DE LA / REPUBLIQUE DE GENEVE / DANS LA CONFEDERATION / SUISSE.
Reverse description : Légende en 6 lignes sous les deux écus.
Commentary
Médaille conservée dans un écrin vert à feutrine verte et soie blanche.
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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