Lot 497
Basel / Bâle. Gold medal 1844 by Antoine Bovy. 37.5 mm. Federal shooting festival. Obv. EIDGENOSSISCHES FREISCHIESSEN 1844 ZU BASEL / ST IACOB AN DER BIRS / 26 AUGUST 1444. Fallen hero. Rev. DER / SCHILD ZERBROCHEN / DAS SCHWERT ENTZWEI / DAS BANNER / IN STERBENDER HAND / TRIUMPH DAS VATERLAND / BLEIBT FREI / GOTT SEGNE DAS / VATERLAND. Text within circle, nine canton's shields around. Richter 87a. AU. 36.91 g. 8 ex. UNC Extremely rare in gold, only eight medals struck.
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