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Medalet - La Societe des Suisses

Location United Kingdom
Year 1790-1793
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Composition Bronze
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Obverse description Two clasped hands in relief at centre, with a counter-struck numeral '4' above, referencing the member number. In the lower field, William Tell emblems are depicted in relief: a Tyrolean hat with feather, an apple pierced by an arrow, and a bow with crossed arrows. The circular legend reads 'LA SOCIETE DES SUISSES' around the upper periphery.
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Obverse lettering LA SOCIETE DES SUISSES 4
Reverse description Three standing male figures in medieval dress depicted in high relief, raising their right hands in oath, evoking the Rütli Oath scene associated with the founding of the Old Swiss Confederacy. To the left, a Phrygian cap mounted atop a fasces is shown in the field. No legend is present on the reverse.
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