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Federal Festival of Wrestling and Alpine Games Biel
| Location | Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Year | 1969 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Two stylised figures in high relief engaged in Swiss wrestling (Schwingen), depicted in a modernist, geometric style filling the field. The wrestlers are shown grappling at close quarters, each gripping the other's shorts in the traditional manner. |
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| Reverse description | Plain field bearing nine lines of incuse lettering in German and French, giving the event name, year, and host city. A small hallmark cartouche in the lower right field bears the fineness mark '0.900' and the engraver's initials 'HF'. |
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| Reverse lettering | BIEL EIDGENÖSSISCHES SCHWING-UND ÄLPLERFEST 1969 FETE FEDERALE DE LUTTE ET DE JEUX ALPESTRES BIENNE 0.900 HF |
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