Louis Favre Gotthard Tunnel

€363,255.00
LocationSwitzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Year1893
TypeCommemorative medals/Inauguration medal
CompositionSilver
Weight121 g
Diameter63 mm
Thickness6 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
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Edge
Period
NoticeCharles Jean Richard
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionStatue of Louis Favre
Obverse letteringLOUIS FAVRE CHÈNE-BOURG 30 JUILLET 1893
(Translation: LOUIS FAVRE CHÈNE-BOURG 30 JULY 1893)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse description
Reverse letteringEN SOUVENIR DEU MONUMENT ELEVÉ À LOUIS FAVRE E LAMBERT STATUAIRE TUNNEL DU ST. GOTHARD 1872 14920 METRES 1880 – LOUIS FAVRE ENTREPRENEUR NÉ À CHÈNE PRÈS DE GENÈVE SUISSE LE 26 JANVIER 1826 MORT DANS LE TUNNEL LE 19 JUILLE 1879
(Translation: IN MEMORY OF THE MONUMENT ERECTED TO LOUIS FAVRE E LAMBERT STATUARY TUNNEL OF ST. GOTTHARD 1872 14920 METRES 1880 - LOUIS FAVRE ENTREPRENEUR BORN IN CHÈNE NEAR GENEVA SWITZERLAND 26 JANUARY 1826 DIED IN THE TUNNEL 19 JULY 1879)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1893  - -
Catalog ID1260764340
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