Federal Gymnastics Festival La Chaux-de-Fonds; bronze

Features

Location	Switzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Type	Commemorative medals
Year	1890
Composition	Bronze plated copper
Weight	25 g
Diameter	35 mm
Shape	Round with a loop
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 433031
References	RSN11# 679 Paul Charles Strœhlin; 1901. “Médailles suisses nouvelles”, Schweizerische Numismatische Rundschau = Revue Suisse de Numismatique (Swiss Numismatic Review), Volume 11, pages 253-261, 430-492.

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Commemorative issue

Federal Gymnastics Festival in La Chaux-de-Fonds.

Obverse

In the field to the left, inscriptions in six lines on a cross formed of four Fs. To the right, laurel branch supporting the arms of La Chaux-de-Fonds and the canton of Neuchâtel. Above, radiating Swiss cross.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FÊTE
FÉDÉRALE
DE GYMNASTIQUE
LA CHAUX-DE-FONDS
4-7 AOÛT
1900

Engraver: Henri Bopp-Boil

Reverse

Four gymnasts, one standing and throwing a stone. In the foreground, separated by a line, gymnastic apparatus.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PATRIE - FORCE - AMITIÉ
H BOPP SC.

Engraver: Henri Bopp-Boil

Mint

Huguenin, Le Locle, Switzerland (1868-2022)

Comments

This is the official medal for this festival, produced under the direction of Arnold Robert, a member of the Council of States. The corner of the reverse served as the central subject of an official watch given as a prize (Revue suisse de numismatique, volume 11, 1901, p.448).

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1890

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