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Medal of Military Merit
| Location | Canton of Bern |
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| Year | 1901-1950 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The crowned coat of arms of the Republic of Bern, displaying a diagonal-striped shield with a walking bear, set upon an elaborate Baroque cartouche with foliate scrollwork and a mascaron at the base. The legend arcs around the upper field. A small engraver's mark is visible at the lower right. |
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| Reverse description | Minerva, helmeted and robed, holding a spear in her left hand, crowns a standing Roman-armored warrior with a laurel wreath. The two figures are depicted in high relief against a landscape background. The engraver's signature appears in the exergue below the ground line. |
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| Reverse lettering | TE DIGNA MANET GLORIA I . D . F . |
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