| Location | Switzerland › Switzerland (1848-date) |
| Year | 1868 |
| Type | Commemorative medals/Inauguration medals |
| Composition | Tin |
| Weight | 30 g |
| Diameter | 42.5 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Edge | Plain. |
| Period | |
| Notice | Fritz Ulysse Landry |
| Reference(s) |
| Obverse description | Municipal college of Neuchâtel. |
| Obverse lettering | COLLÈGE MUNICIPAL DE NEUCHATEL
INAUGURÉ
EN OCT. 1868
F. LANDRY
1ᴿᴱ PIERRE
POSÉE LE 22 OCTOBRE 1866 (Translation: Neuchâtel municipal college inaugurated in octobre 1868, first stone laid on 22 october 1866.) |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Reverse description | Inscription in five lines, caption around it. |
| Reverse lettering | SANS INSTRUCTION LA DÉMOCRATIE EST UNE
CHIMÈRE
L`ECOLE
EST LA PREMIÈRE
CAISSE D`ÉPARGNE
DE
L`HUMANITÉ (Translation: Without education, democracy is a chimera, school is the first savings bank of humanity.) |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Engraver | |
| Mintage | 1868 - - |
| Catalog ID | 2837794570 |
| Comments |
