Water supply for the city of Neuchâtel bronze

Ubicación Switzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Año 1867
Tipo Commemorative medal
Composición Bronze
Peso 42.73 g
Diámetro 44.5 mm
Grosor
Forma Round
Técnica Milled
Orientación
Canto
Período
Observación
Referencia(s) SMP#1517 , BDM III#292 , Storer MiN#8301
Descripción del anverso Female allegory draped in antique style holding a laurel branch in her right hand and a shield bearing the coat of arms of Neuchâtel in her left hand. Fountain on the left. Neuchâtel Castle in the background.
Escritura del anverso Latin
Leyenda del anverso AQUARUM BENEFICIO URBES CRESCUNT F. Landry
(Translation: Thanks to the benefits of water, cities are growing.)
Descripción del reverso Inscriptions in seven lines.
Escritura del reverso Latin
Leyenda del reverso POPULI SUFFRAGIO MDCCCLXIV DECRETUM OPUS AQUAM URBI SINGULISQUE DOMINUS MDCCCLXVII DISTRIBUIT
(Translation: By popular vote in 1864, a work was decreed, and the master distributed water to the town and to everyone in 1867.)
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ID de Numisquare 5401484230
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