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Plaquette - Second centenaire de Jean-Jacques Rousseau
| Location | Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Year | 1912 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Obverse description | A scene in high relief depicting the young Jean-Jacques Rousseau standing beside his seated father in a watchmaker's workshop, the father gesturing toward a view of Geneva visible through the window. A workbench with tools and a clock element are visible to the right, and a coat of arms appears in the upper left field. The legend is inscribed along the lower border. |
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| Obverse lettering | JEAN-JACQUES ! AIME TON PAYS |
| Reverse description | The reverse features the arms of the City of Geneva in the upper left, surrounded by a radiating sunburst, with a multi-line commemorative legend occupying the upper right field. In the lower portion of the field, a stack of books is depicted alongside a laurel branch, a quill pen, and an inkwell, with the engraver's signature visible in the lower right. |
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