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Token - Geneva Anniversary of the Escalade
| Location | Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Year | 2015 |
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| Period | 21st century |
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| Obverse description | Reproduction of the obverse of a Geneva coin dated 1602, featuring the city's quartered coat of arms surmounted by a double-headed imperial eagle in high relief, within a beaded inner circle. The circular legend reads GENEVA . CIVITAS . 1602. |
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| Obverse lettering | GENEVA . CIVITAS . 1602 |
| Reverse description | The reverse depicts in relief a reclining abstract sculpture by Henry Moore, set on a horizontal plinth against a radially striated field, referencing the piece displayed in front of the Museum of Art and History of Geneva. Below the plinth, the museum's logo — the letter M enclosed within a square frame — appears in the lower field. |
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