Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
May 2023 World CCO Auction 16-19 May 2023
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SWITZERLAND. Swiss Confederation Shooting Festival in Basel Bronze Medal, 1844. PCGS SPECIMEN-65.
R-87e; Martin-53. By Antoine Bovy, Genf. 38mm. Obverse: Fallen hero at the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs, perimeter legend above, legend in exergue below; Reverse: Nine-line patriotic poem in central field with nine coats of arms along the perimeter. An early and high grade example of the Swiss Shooting Medal genre which exhibits dappled shades of umber on lightly reflective surfaces. To view all items from the PHG Collection click here.
From the PHG Collection.
Estimate: $150 - $300
R-87e; Martin-53. By Antoine Bovy, Genf. 38mm. Obverse: Fallen hero at the Battle of St. Jakob an der Birs, perimeter legend above, legend in exergue below; Reverse: Nine-line patriotic poem in central field with nine coats of arms along the perimeter. An early and high grade example of the Swiss Shooting Medal genre which exhibits dappled shades of umber on lightly reflective surfaces. To view all items from the PHG Collection click here.
From the PHG Collection.
Estimate: $150 - $300