Inauguration of the Monument of the Republic (silver) 1910 front Inauguration of the Monument of the Republic (silver) 1910 back
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Inauguration of the Monument of the Republic silver

1910 year
Silver 45.7 g 47 mm
Description
Location
Switzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Type
Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals
Year
1910
Composition
Silver
Weight
45.7 g
Diameter
47 mm
Thickness
3 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#340684
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Inscriptions in 14 lines.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LE
PREMIER MARS
1848
Lᴬ COLONNE RÉVOLUTIONNAIRE
DESCEND ᴰᴱ ᴸᴬ CHAUX ᴰᴱ FONDS
ET INSTALLE ᴬᵁ CHATEAU ᴰᴱ
NEUCHATEL ᴸᴱ GOUVERNEMENT
PROVISOIRE ᴰᴱ ᴸᴬ RÉPUBLIQUE
CONSTITUÉ ᴸᴱ MÊME JOUR
ᴬ L'HOTEL ᴰᴱ VILLE DE
Lᴬ CHAUX ᴰᴱ FONDS

LE MONUMENT COMMEMORATIF
EST INAUGURÉ EN
1910

Translation: On 1 March 1848, the Revolutionary Column descended from La Chaux-de-Fonds and installed in the Castle of Neuchâtel the provisional government of the republic, which had been formed on the same day in the town hall of La Chaux-de-Fonds. The commemorative monument was inaugurated in 1910.

Engraver: M. Huguenin

Edge

Plain