Foundation of the Republic of Neuchâtel gold plated bronze

€429,192.00
LocationSwitzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Year1886
TypeMedals/Commemorative medals
CompositionGold plated bronze
Weight25.75 g
Diameter40 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeS. Mognetti
Reference(s) Wunderly 4#2942
Obverse descriptionFemale allegory personifying the canton of Neuchâtel, dressed in antique style, placing her right foot on a broken yoke. Two staffs in the raised right hand, with the Swiss flag to the left and of Neuchâtel to the right. Lit torch pointing to the ground in the left hand, smoke dissipating towards the background.
Obverse letteringLES REPUBLICAINS NEUCHATELOIS ONT BIEN MERITÉ DE LA PATRIE S. MOGNETTI
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse description
Reverse letteringREPUBLIQUE NEUCHATELOISE FONDÉE LE 1 MARS 1848 : CONSOLIDÉE PAR LA MANIFESTATION POPULAIRE DU 6 JUILLET 1852 ET CONSACRÉE LES 3 & 4 SEPTEMBRE 1856 PAR LA BRAVOURE DES SOLDATS CITOYENS
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
MintageND (1886)  - -
Catalog ID7062642110
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