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Water supply for the city of Neuchâtel bronze
| Location | Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Year | 1867 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Standing female allegory in classical drapery, holding a laurel branch in her outstretched right hand and a heraldic shield bearing the arms of Neuchâtel in her left hand. To the left in the field, a tiered ornamental fountain in high relief; the view of Neuchâtel Castle appears in the background at right. The engraver's signature F. LANDRY appears in the exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Plain field bearing a seven-line Latin inscription in bold serif capital letters, with no other decorative elements. The text records the popular vote of 1864 decreeing the waterworks and the completion of water distribution to the city and individual houses in 1867. |
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