Vevey Agricultural Society bronze

€428,105.00
LocationCanton of Vaud
Year1819
TypeMedals/Commemorative medals
CompositionBronze
Weight46.41 g
Diameter46 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeSchenk
Reference(s) Lavanchy#174
Obverse descriptionAllegory of agriculture in the form of a standing woman holding a cornucopia of fruit in her left hand, crowning with laurel a winegrower standing in front of her, his head uncovered and holding a pruning hook in his right hand. To the left, vine stock and plough behind.
Obverse letteringORA ET LABORA SCHENK
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionInscriptions engraved in five lines within a wreath formed of two vine branches intertwined with ears of corn, tied by a ribbon.
Reverse letteringSOCIETAS AGRICULT VIVIACI AGRICOLÆ BENE MERENTI
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
MintageND (1819)  - -
Catalog ID1472832100
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