War memorial - Lion of Lucerne

€397,122.00
LocationSwitzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Year1854
TypeCommemorative medals/Military medal
CompositionBronze
Weight59.90 g
Diameter52 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeJohann-Baptist Frener
Reference(s) Frener#FMS-4
Obverse descriptionLion of Lucerne (Löwendenkmal) sculpture.
Obverse letteringHELVETIORUM FIDEI AC VIRTUTI DIE X AUGUSTI II ET III SEPTEMBRIS MDCCXCII I.B. FRENER F
(Translation: To the faith and valour of the Helvetians. From 10 August to 2 and 3 September 1792.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse description
Reverse letteringPER VITAM FORTES SUI INIQUA MORTE FIDELES GENTI BOURBONICAE AUTOR
(Translation: Through life, the strong remain faithful even in an unjust death. An initiative of the House of Bourbon Institute.)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
MintageND (1854)  - FMS-4b -
Catalog ID3885019680
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