Medal of 150th Anniversary of the Swiss Confederation

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1953

Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 15.05 g, 6:00, 33.1 mm
Credit Line: Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Professor Christoph W. Clairmont
Accession Number: 2001.87.28882
Geography: Made in Switzerland
Culture: Swiss
Period: 20th century
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: 1803-1953 / CONFOEDERATION HELVETICA coat of arms with vertically halved quadrant top l., quadrant with cross top r., horned onyx rearing facing l. bottom

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: J.U SPRECHER NAPOLEON head of napoleon foreground in folded hat, head of man behind with short hair, both have chiseled wrinkles and angular features

Provenance

Professor Christoph W. Clairmont; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., to 2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.

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medals

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CONSERVA NOS IN PACE DOMINE

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