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2 1/2 Thaler Medal of Merit
| Location | City of Lucerne |
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| Year | 1702 |
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| Weight | 71.5 g |
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| Obverse description | The arms of Lucerne on an ornate baroque oval shield supported by two wild men crowned with oak wreaths, the left figure holding a sword and the right holding a palm branch. Radiating sunburst fills the background field. The engraver's initials C·H· appear in the lower field below the shield. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Saint Leodegar seated to the left in episcopal vestments and mitre, holding a crosier, with a putto at his feet holding a drill and palm leaf; Saint Maurice seated to the right in full armour with a feathered helmet, holding a lance bearing a pennant, with a putto at his feet holding a sword and palm leaf. Between them, an ornate cartouche surmounted by the twin-towered façade of the Collegiate Church of Saint Leodegar in the middle ground. The date 1702 appears in the lower exergue flanked by stars. |
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