Water supply for the city of Neuchâtel bronze

Locatie Switzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Jaar 1867
Type Commemorative medal
Samenstelling Bronze
Gewicht 42.73 g
Diameter 44.5 mm
Dikte
Vorm Round
Techniek Milled
Oriëntatie
Rand
Periode
Opmerking
Referentie(s) SMP#1517 , BDM III#292 , Storer MiN#8301
Beschrijving voorzijde 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.
Schrift voorzijde Latin
Opschrift voorzijde AQUARUM BENEFICIO URBES CRESCUNT F. Landry
(Translation: Thanks to the benefits of water, cities are growing.)
Beschrijving keerzijde Inscriptions in seven lines.
Schrift keerzijde Latin
Opschrift keerzijde 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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Numisquare-ID 5401484230
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