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Medal 'Silberner Patenpfennig'
| Location | Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Year | 1548 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | At center, a hand emerging from clouds amid a sunburst holds a ring, all within an ornate interlaced circular border. Surrounding this central motif are the coats of arms of the thirteen Swiss cantons, each shield labeled with its canton name in the outer legend, separated by decorative interlaced ribbon work. |
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| Obverse lettering | SCHWYTZ · BERN · ZURICH · URI · UNDERWALDT · GLARIS · FRYBURG · SCHAFFHAUSEN · APPENZ · SOLOTHURN · BASEL · ZUG |
| Reverse description | Two angels stand facing one another at center, together supporting a large cross bearing the Latin legend distributed across its arms. The surrounding field features seven coats of arms of associated Swiss towns, each labeled with its place name on ribbons, all interconnected by elaborate intertwined vine and tendril work filling the field. |
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