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Civic award medal - Flu epidemic volunteer assistant's award Olten

Location Switzerland
Year 1918
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Weight 10 g
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Obverse description High-relief depiction of a female nurse or caregiver leaning over a male patient who is partially raised in a sickbed, rendered in an Art Nouveau style. The maker's signature 'HOLY FRS' appears in small relief in the lower right field.
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Obverse lettering HOLY FRS
(Translation: Swiss company `Holy Freres` (Holy Brothers))
Reverse description The reverse bears a fully inscribed field with the legend 'GRIPPE-EPIDEMIE' arching along the upper rim, below which the date '1918' appears prominently. A rayed Red Cross emblem is depicted in the upper central field, with the dedicatory inscription arranged in four lines across the lower portion of the field.
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