| Location | Switzerland › Switzerland (1848-date) |
| Year | 1910 |
| Type | Commemorative medals/Inauguration medal |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 45.7 g |
| Diameter | 47 mm |
| Thickness | 3 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Period | |
| Notice | M. Huguenin |
| Reference(s) |
| Obverse description | Soldier 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 lettering | 1848
M. Huguenin d`apres
Le monument de la République. (Translation: M. Huguenin according to the Monument of the Republic.) |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Reverse description | Inscriptions in 14 lines. |
| 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.) |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Engraver | Huguenin, Le Locle, Switzerland (1868-2022) |
| Mintage | 1910 - - |
| Catalog ID | 2298977130 |
| Comments |
