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Federal shooting of Neuchâtel silver
| Location | Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Year | 1898 |
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| Period | 19th century |
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| Obverse description | A displayed eagle perched on an oak branch, bearing the heraldic shield of Neuchâtel on its breast, flanked by oak sprigs in the lower field. Two large flags — the Swiss federal flag and the cantonal flag of Neuchâtel — billow behind the eagle. To the lower right, a detailed view of the Château de Neuchâtel appears in low relief, with the engraver's signature F. LANDRY incused at the base. |
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| Reverse description | A high-relief scene depicting four marksmen at a shooting range: one kneeling in the foreground takes aim with a rifle, while two figures stand at centre holding rifles, and a fourth figure is seen in the background to the left. A scoring post is visible to the right, with a landscape and shooting range structures in the background. A ribbon banner bearing the legend PATRIE arches across the upper field, and the engraver's signature F. LANDRY appears in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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