Young woman sitting on a wall in a vineyard, holding an olive branch in her right hand and raising her left arm. In the background, lake, Vaud Alps and rising sun.
Obverse lettering
ASSEMBLEE REPRESENTATIVE
PROVISOIRE DU PAYS DE VAUD
24 JANV 1798
GES HANTZ SC.
R. LUGEON INV.
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Swiss cross surrounded by ears of wheat and vine leaves with grapes, on which the coat of arms of Vaud rests in an openwork cartouche.
Reverse lettering
CENTENAIRE DE L`INDEPENDANCE
DU CANTON DE VAUD
DECRET DU 13 MAI 1897
LIBERTÉ
ET
PATRIE
G. HANTZ
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
Usine genevoise de dégrossissage d`or, Geneva, Switzerland (1870-1970)
