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Token - Geneva 300th Anniversary of the Escalade
| Location | Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Year | 1902 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | High-relief scene depicting Mère Royaume (Mother Kingdom) leaning from a window and pouring a cauldron of hot soup over Savoyard soldiers attempting to scale the walls of Geneva, a soldier's helmet visible in the lower foreground. The date MDCII appears in the lower field, with the engraver's signature J. LAMUNIER to the right and S.E.M.E below. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The arms of Geneva displayed on a shield within the inner circle of the field, divided per pale showing the Imperial eagle on the left and the key on the right, with the IHS solar emblem surmounting the shield at top. A circular border legend surrounds the design. |
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