SWITZERLAND, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Centenary of the Great Fire, 1894 by H. Bovy,

SWITZERLAND, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Centenary of the Great Fire, 1894 by H. Bovy,

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SWITZERLAND, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Centenary of the Great Fire, 1894, 51mm bronze medal 77.6 grams by H. Bovy,

Obverse: winged Genius standing facing, town view behind, HONNEUR AU travail 1794 - 1894 / HUGUES BOVY

Reverse: view of the town before the fire. LA CHAUX DE FONDS AVANT L'INCENDIE / DO 5 MAI 1794

Edge: L. DURET

Hugues Bovy (1841-1903) Swiss medal engraver, sculptor, professor of modeling at the École des Beaux Arts