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Medal - Peace of Aarau
| Location | Canton of Aargau |
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| Year | 1718 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | Three heraldic shields displayed on ornate baroque cartouches in the field: the bear of Bern at left, the diagonal stripe of Zurich at centre, and the bear of St. Gallen at right, all united by ribbons held from above by two clasped hands emerging from clouds in high relief. A multi-line Latin legend is inscribed in the lower exergue below a horizontal line. |
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| Reverse description | A seated allegorical female figure of Helvetia in armour, wearing a helmet and holding an olive branch, surrounded by trophies of arms including cannons and a fasces, set within an arched frame. Around the arch, ten cantonal shields of the Swiss Confederation are displayed in relief. A four-line Latin legend appears in the lower exergue below a horizontal line, dated 1712. |
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| Reverse lettering | PAC . AROV . HELV . CONCL . ET . SIGN . DD . 18 . IUL . ET . 11 . AVG . 1712 |
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