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Centenary of the Independence of the Canton of Vaud bronze, large module
| Location | Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Year | 1898 |
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| Reference(s) | RSN8#356 , Lavanchy#23 |
| Obverse description | An allegorical female figure, representing Vaud, is seated on a low wall amid a vineyard, holding an olive branch in her right hand and raising her left arm toward a radiant rising sun. In the background, a panoramic landscape depicts Lake Geneva and the Vaud Alps in low relief. The engravers' signatures GES HANTZ SC. and R. LUGEON INV. appear in the lower field, with the circular legend and date interrupted by decorative dots. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | CENTENAIRE DE L`INDEPENDANCE DU CANTON DE VAUD DECRET DU 13 MAI 1897 LIBERTÉ ET PATRIE G. HANTZ |
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