Medal of recognition to Jean-Jacques Huguenin (tin) 1830 front Medal of recognition to Jean-Jacques Huguenin (tin) 1830 back
Medal of recognition to Jean-Jacques Huguenin (tin) 1830 photo
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Medal of recognition to Jean-Jacques Huguenin tin

1830 year
Tin 54.2 g 48 mm
Description
Location
Switzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Type
Commemorative medals › Personality medals
Year
1830
Composition
Tin
Weight
54.2 g
Diameter
48 mm
Thickness
4 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#338645
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

Inscriptions in 10 lines.

Scripts: Latin, Latin (cursive)

Lettering:
à J.J Huguenin
SON NOM GRAVÉ DANS LE COEUR
DE SES CONCITOYENS DU LOCLE
PLUS SOLIDEMENT QUE SUR LA
PIERRE, SERA TOUJOURS LIÉ AU
SOUVENIR D'UNE ENTREPRISE
DONT LE SUCCÈS AUGMENTA
LEUR PROSPERITÉ.
1830

Translation: To J.J Huguenin. His name, engraved in the hearts of his fellow citizens of Le Locle more firmly than on stone, will always be linked to the memory of an enterprise whose success increased their prosperity.

Engraver: Ami Jean Jacques Landry

Edge

Plain

Comment

Thanks to his knowledge of trigonometry, Jean-Jacques Huguenin (1777-1833) took charge of the work on the Col-des-Roches tunnel in 1801, which put an end to the flooding of the Le Locle valley