Description: A PAIR OF THICK SILVER TRIALS OF THE OBVERSE AND REVERSE OF THE MEDAL THAT COMMEMORATES 500 YEARS SINCE THE BATTLE OF SEMPACH. 1886 Switzerland - Battle of Sempach 500 Year Commemorative Medal by Hugues Bovy -41 mm. Obverse: knight in full armor surrounded by a roofed multilevel structure - SEMPACH MCCC LXXX � MDCCC LXXX VI. Reverse: cross with four different coats of arms -HE ER HAT EINS LOWEN TVT SIN TANNLICH DAPFER STERBEN WAS DEN VIER WALTSTETTEN GVT. THE OBVERSE OF THE TRIAL LOOKS EMBOSSED,IT IS NOT AN ELECTROTYPE,IS 43 MM.IN DIAMETER AND 2.5 MM. THICK.THE REVERSE OF THE TRIAL IS FLAT ON THE BACK,40 MM. IN DIAMETER.THE VERY SCULPTURAL HIGH RELIEF OBVERSE IS STUNNING,WITH A NICE PATINA AND THE REVERSE ARE ACTUALLY AS STRUCK. THE ACTUAL MEDAL IS QUITE RARE AND VERY EXPENSIVE IN SILVER.
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Composition: Silver
Period: 19th Century
Region: European
Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland
