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Inauguration of the Monument of the Republic bronze
| Location | Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Year | 1910 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears a fully inscribed field with a multi-line French text legend recounting the events of 1 March 1848, with the prominent date 1848 in large numerals near the top flanked by foliate sprigs, and the date 1910 in large numerals at the base. The entire reverse field is occupied by the commemorative inscription with no other decorative elements. |
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| Reverse lettering | LE PREMIER MARS 1848 LA COLONNE RÉVOLUTIONNAIRE DESCEND DE LA CHAUX DE FONDS ET INSTALLE AU CHATEAU DE NEUCHATEL LE GOUVERNEMENT PROVISOIRE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE CONSTITUÉ LE MÊME JOUR A L'HOTEL DE VILLE DE LA CHAUX DE FONDS LE MONUMENT COMMEMORATIF EST INAUGURÉ EN 1910 (Translation: On 1 March 1848, the Revolutionary Column descended from La Chaux-de-Fonds and installed in the Castle of Neuchâtel the provisional government of the republic, which had been formed on the same day in the town hall of La Chaux-de-Fonds. The commemorative monument was inaugurated in 1910.) |
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