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Inauguration of the Monument of the Republic silver
| Location | Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Year | 1910 |
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| Weight | 45.7 g |
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| Obverse description | High-relief depiction of a standing male revolutionary soldier in uniform, holding a flag staff in his right hand and a sword in his left hand, with flags billowing behind him. In the field, the large numerals '1848' flank the figure on either side. In the lower foreground, a milestone bearing a Swiss cross is visible. The engraver's signature 'H. Huguenin d'après Le Monument de la République' appears along the lower right rim. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse bears an entirely text-based design with inscriptions in fourteen lines across the flat field, surmounted by two decorative oak leaf sprigs flanking the large date '1848'. The text recounts the events of 1 March 1848 and the inauguration of the commemorative monument in 1910. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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