Keywords: Geneva Medal 1840 Commemoration of L'Escalade 1602, reverse.jpg en Diameter of this Silver medallion 25 mm 6 56 g Ag The arms of Geneva above 7 lines SI LE SEIGNEUR N´E ÛT SON PEUPLE ASISTÉ C´EN ÉTAIT FAIT SANS ESPOIR DE RETOUR PS CXXIV around SOUVENIR DU XII DECEMBRE MDCII 1840 / On a plaque the names of 17 Genevois directly killed in the battle of 12 December 1602 against the forces of the Duke of Savoy An 18th citizen died one year later because of his injuries suffered in that battle Around LA PATRIE AUX CITOYENS MORTS EN DEFENDANT LA PATRIE Medallist Antoine Bovy 1795 Geneva - 1877 Geneva Condition EXTREMELY FINE+ old patina 2014-06-18 21 17 14 own Berlin-George cc-by-sa-3 0 Uploaded with UploadWizard PD-old-100 Commemorative medals 1840 medals Medals of Switzerland L'Escalade |