| Location | Switzerland › Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Year | 1546-1550 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 16.18 g |
| Diameter | 43.1 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Notice | |
| Reference(s) | SMP#3 |
| Obverse description | William Tell from Uri, Werner Stauffacher from Schwyz, and Arnold of Melchtal from Unterwalden taking the Rütli Oath. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | + WILHELM TELL VON VRE · STOVFFACHER VO⁻ SCHWYZ · ERNI VO⁻ VNDERWALD + ANFANG · DESS PVNTZ · IM IAR · CHRISTI · 1296 · I-S (Translation: William Tell from Uri, Stouffacher from Schwytz, Erni from Unterwalden. Beginning of the confederation, in the year of the God 1296.) |
| Reverse description | 13 coats of arms on square shield in an outer circle, clockwise: Zürich, Bern, Uri, Unterwalden, Glarus, Fribourg, Appenzell, Schaffhausen, Solothurn, Basel, Zug, Schwyz, and Lucerne. Seven coats of arms on square shields in an inner circle. Clockwise: Imperial Abbey of Saint Gall, Imperial City of St. Gallen, the Republic of the Seven Tithings, the Imperial City of Mulhouse, Biel, the Imperial City of Rottweil, and the Three Leagues. Swiss cross in the centre. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 1 · 2 · 4 · 6 · 8 · 10 · 13 · 12 · 11 · 9 · 7 · 5 · 3 |
| Mintage | |
| Numisquare ID | 8294338950 |
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