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. SWITZERLAND – LUCERNE – Modern medal modelled on the 1557 …
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. SWITZERLAND – LUCERNE – Modern medal modelled on the 1557 …
See original version (French)
Estimate CHF 10 - CHF 20
Voluntary lot
Description
. SWITZERLAND – LUCERNE – Modern medal modelled on the 1557 thaler worth fifteen écus.
Obverse: Saint Léger, bishop and patron saint of Lucerne, seated facing the viewer on a Gothic throne, wearing a mitre and surrounded by a halo.
On the left, a figure depicts the saint’s martyrdom. Legend on the prototype: ‘1557 ✥ S ✥
LEODIGARI⁹ ✥ PATR' ✥ LVCERNE'’.
Reverse: A crowned double-headed imperial eagle. Beneath the eagle, the coat of arms of Lucerne supported by two lions;
surrounding it, fifteen coats of arms representing the bailiwicks of Lucerne.
Gross weight: 24.90 g.
Metal and fineness: 900 copper.
Condition: SUP.
Prototype references: HMZ 2# 617d; Wielandt, Luzern# 30.
See original version (French)
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About the sale
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Auction time
11/06/2026 at 1:00 PM
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