Inauguration of the municipal college of Neuchâtel tin

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LocationSwitzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Year1868
TypeCommemorative medals/Inauguration medals
CompositionTin
Weight30 g
Diameter42.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain.
Period
NoticeFritz Ulysse Landry
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionMunicipal college of Neuchâtel.
Obverse letteringCOLLÈGE 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 scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionInscription in five lines, caption around it.
Reverse letteringSANS 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 scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1868  - -
Catalog ID2837794570
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