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Electronic Auction 448  17 Jul 2019
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Lot 621

Estimate: 100 USD
Price realized: 95 USD
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SWITZERLAND, République et Canton de Genève. Genève. Æ Medal (41x61mm, 64.03 g, 12h). The Tercentennial of L'Escalade. By H. Bovy, C. Roch, and A. Bailey. Dually dated 12 December 1602 and 1902. Helvetia standing right, cradling rifle in right arm, drawing back curtain with left; in background, l'Escalade: soldiers of the Duke of Savoy attempting to scale the walls of Geneva; in exergue, coat-of-arms above banner reading POST TENEBARAS LVX, branch and TIR CONTONAL GENEVOIS/ 1902 in two lines, 3ÈME CENTENAIRE/ DE L'ESCALADE in two lines in incuse to right / Battle at the gates of Geneva: Genevan soldier wielding halberd against Savoyard, raising right arm to defend fallen comrade; at gate, Genevan soldier firing an arquebus into melee beyond gate; in incuse to left, ARRIVERENT/ ALORS/ DE TOUS/ CÔTES/ SOLDATS DE/ GENÈVE/ QUI CORURENT/ SUR L'ENNEMEY/ EN LE CHARGEANT/ DE/ TOUTES/ LEURS FORCES; 12 DECEMBRE 1602 in relief below. Martin 400. Good VF.

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