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Medal - Swiss railway
| Location | Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Year | 1972 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | The field depicts two locomotives in high relief juxtaposed to illustrate the evolution of Swiss rail transport: a 19th-century steam locomotive emitting a billowing cloud of smoke in the foreground, and a modern electric railcar bearing the Swiss cross emblem in the background. The hallmark 'SP 900' appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | SP 900 |
| Reverse description | Plain field bearing the Swiss cross in relief at center, flanked above by the German legend '125 JAHRE SCHWEIZER EISENBAHNEN' and below by the French legend 'CHEMINS DE FER SUISSES', with the commemorative date range '1847-1972' at the base. |
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