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10 Francs Geneva Shooting Festival

Location Switzerland (1848-date)
Year 1851
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Weight 52.00 g
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Obverse description The crowned arms of Geneva in high relief at center, divided per pale with a displayed eagle on the left and the key and IF monogram on the right, surmounted by the IHS Christogram within a radiant sunburst at the top. The circumferential legend reads POST TENEBRAS LUX, separated by bullet stops, within a beaded border.
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Reverse description The denomination 10 FRANCS and date 1851 inscribed in three lines at center, enclosed within a wreath composed of oak branch on the left and olive branch on the right, tied at the base. The engraver's signature ANT. BOVY appears below the wreath, flanked by a small rosette. The circular legend REPUBLIQUE ET CANTON DE GENEVE runs along the periphery within a beaded border.
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