Lot 552
552
Switzerland, Geneva, Verdienstmedaille 1749, bronze, 68mm., by J Dassier, city view, rev. Religion with book, surrounded by putti with symbols of trade and prosperity (Haller 1906; Martin Med. 54; Stroehlin III, 4798; Wund.3108), some spots of verdigirs, very fine

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Switzerland, Geneva, Verdienstmedaille 1749, bronze, 68mm., by J Dassier, city view, rev. Religion with book, surrounded by putti with symbols of trade and prosperity (Haller 1906; Martin Med. 54; Stroehlin III, 4798; Wund.3108), some spots of verdigirs, very fine

Lot Essay

See Philip Attwood, Uniquely Placed, Switzerland and the Commemorative Medal, The Medal, Spring 2000, p.43, fig.21