Water supply for the city of Neuchâtel bronze

Lieu Switzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Année 1867
Type Commemorative medal
Composition Bronze
Poids 42.73 g
Diamètre 44.5 mm
Épaisseur
Forme Round
Technique Milled
Orientation
Tranche
Période
Notice
Référence(s) SMP#1517 , BDM III#292 , Storer MiN#8301
Description de l’avers 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.
Écriture de l’avers Latin
Légende de l’avers AQUARUM BENEFICIO URBES CRESCUNT F. Landry
(Translation: Thanks to the benefits of water, cities are growing.)
Description du revers Inscriptions in seven lines.
Écriture du revers Latin
Légende du revers 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.)
Tirage
ID Numisquare 5401484230
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