Water supply for the city of Neuchâtel silver

€434,815.00
LocationSwitzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Year1867
TypeCommemorative medals/Inauguration medals
CompositionSilver
Weight48.94 g
Diameter
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeFritz Ulysse Landry
Reference(s) SMP#1517 , BDM III#292 , Storer MiN#8301
Obverse descriptionFemale 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.
Obverse letteringAQUARUM BENEFICIO URBES CRESCUNT F. Landry
(Translation: Thanks to the benefits of water, cities are growing.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionInscriptions in seven lines.
Reverse letteringPOPULI 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.)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1867  - -
Catalog ID4850850030
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