Vevey Agricultural Society bronze

Location Canton of Vaud
Year 1819
Type Award medal
Composition Bronze
Weight 46.41 g
Diameter 46 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Lavanchy#174
Obverse description Allegory 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 script Latin
Obverse lettering ORA ET LABORA SCHENK
Reverse description Inscriptions engraved in five lines within a wreath formed of two vine branches intertwined with ears of corn, tied by a ribbon.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering SOCIETAS AGRICULT VIVIACI AGRICOLÆ BENE MERENTI
Mintage
Numisquare ID 1472832100
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