Neuchâtel Cantonal Centenary Shooting La Chaux-de-Fonds

€454,016.00
LocationSwitzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Year1948
TypeExhibition, fair and festival medals/Shooting medals and thalers
CompositionSilver plated bronze
Weight28.92 g
Diameter40 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound with a loop
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
EdgePlain.
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Richter SS#1008D
Obverse descriptionBust of Fritz Courvoisier facing front, wearing a cap and surrounded by a laurel wreath.
Obverse lettering TIR CANTONAL NEUCHATELOIS DU CENTENAIRE 1948 LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS HUGUENIN H. J FRITZ COURVOISIER
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionCoat of Arms of Neuchâtel above inscriptions in nine lines, surrounded by a laurel wreath.
Reverse letteringLA JOURNEE DU 1ER MARS 1848 DOIT A JAMAIS DATER DANS L`HISTOIRE DE NOTRE PAYS PAR VOTRE ENERGIE ET VOTRE RESIGNATION VOUS AVEZ ACQUIS DES DROITS ETERNELS A LA RECONNAISSANCE DE LA PATRIE COURVOISIER
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverHuguenin, Le Locle, Switzerland (1868-2022)
Mintage1948  - -
Catalog ID8332652670
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