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ZoharZohar Posts: 6,729 ✭✭✭✭✭
I just received these 3. Two are shooting medals, this first one, I initially thought was. Its a wonderful piece in hand. Anyone have a clue what this is about and scarcity?

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    Neat medal, is that Napoleon on the obverse? The medal looks Swiss, and all I have for you is that it translates to July 30-31 and August 1, and commemorates some event or reunion in Geneva, for the officers of the Swiss confederation. Not much help, I know, I'd wait for the experts to respond on this one.

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    harashaharasha Posts: 3,116 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I believe the statue is Guillaume-Henri Dufour, commander-in-chief of the federal army during the 1847 civil war in Switzerland. He also was co-founder of the International Committee of the Red Cross (1864).

    Presumably, that is why he is on a medal referencing the Swiss Confederation.
    Honors flysis Income beezis Onches nobis Inob keesis

    DPOTD
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