Inauguration of the Monument of the Republic bronze

€340,841.00
LocationSwitzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Year1910
TypeCommemorative medals/Inauguration medal
CompositionBronze
Weight52.3 g
Diameter47 mm
Thickness3.5 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeSmooth
Period
NoticeM. Huguenin
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionSoldier holding a flag in his right hand and a sword in his left hand. In the background, date 1848. In the front, milestone with Swiss flag.
Obverse lettering1848 M. Huguenin d`apres Le monument de la République.
(Translation: M. Huguenin according to the Monument of the Republic.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionM. Huguenin according to the Monument of the Republic.
Reverse letteringLE 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.)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverHuguenin, Le Locle, Switzerland (1868-2022)
Mintage1910  - -
Catalog ID7372072580
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