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Medal - Federal Mint

Features

Location Canton of Bern
Type Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals
Year 1855
Composition Srebro
Weight 39.68 g
Shape Okrągły
Technique Frezowana
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
200376
References SMP# 599 var.
Ueli Friedländer; 1989. Schweizer Medaillen: aus altem Privatbesitz = Swiss Medals. Bank Leu, Zürich, Switzerland.

Commemorative issue

Otwarcie mennicy federalnejAutomatically translated

Obverse

(en) View of the buildings of the new mint.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
HIE MÜNZT MAN DAS SILBER UND PRÄGET DAS GOLD GEBRAUCH ES IN EHREN SO BLEIBT ES DIR HOLD

EIDGENÖSSISCHE MÜNZSTÄTTE
IN BERN

ALS SOLCHE ERÖFFNET
DEN 1 SEPTBR.
1855

Engraver: Ferdinand Korn

Reverse

(en) 5 lines of writing in oak wreath.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
RE NUMMARIA POST MAXIMAS TURBAS PER CUNCTOS PAGOS A. MDCCCL FELICITER CONSTITUTA

S.P.Q.
HELVETICUS
MONETAE OFFICINAM
CONDIDIT
A. MDCCCLIV

Engraver: Ferdinand Korn

Comments

(en) Swiss medals 599 (tin).

The piece in the main image (39.68 g, Good Extremely Fine):
◦ Auctioned by SINCONA AG, Auction 30, 20 May 2016, Lot 3770. Sold for 500 CHF.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1855 

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