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Swiss School Medals

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45 items (showing items 1–20)

	Virtutis Comes Gloria. Basel, Switzerland, 1642. M&H 39, Leu 1122. Silver. Diameter 57.1mm, 5.5 grams. Obverse: VIRTUTIS COMES GLORIA (Fame is a companion of virtue), around a scene of a full length figure of a boy facing left, who is reading an open book, being crowned with a laurel wreath by an arm reaching down from the clouds above.. Reverse: MAG BAS IVVENTUTI STUD BRABEION DD MDCXLII (Basel student prize 1642) in 5 lines, implying that it was a prize in a contest or examination
	King David Psalmenpfennig. Bern, Switzerland, c.1670-1680. M&H 103, Leu 659. Silver. Diameter 43.6mm, 18.8 grams. Obverse: OMNIS LAUDET IAH (May every breath praise Jehova, or God). Around a full-length figure of King David, kneeling facing left and playing a harp. Reverse: MONUM LIBERAL REIP BERNENSIS (A token of recognition from the Free Republic of Bern). Provenance: UBS; January 27-29, 2004, Sale 58, lot 468 In Berne, medals were given in Sunday schools for memorizing the Heidelberg catechism, and smaller ones given for memorizing the Bern Catechism (which was an abbreviated and simplified version). This particular medal was given to a child in a Sunday school for memorizing all 150 Biblical psalms in the verse translation of Lobwasser which was published in 1655.
	Athena Presenting Laurel Wreath to Cherub - Invitat Pretiis Animos. Basel, Switzerland, c.1780. M&H 47, Leu 1131. Silver. Diameter 24.1mm, 3.7 grams. Obverse: Athena seated at left, facing right and presenting a laurel wreath to a cherub. Reverse: INVITAT PRETIIS ANIMOS (He invites (or summons) the souls (people) with prizes (and offers rewards)), within a laurel wreath. Provenance: Jefferey Zarit “Invitat Pretiis Animos (et praemia ponit)” is from line 292 in the 5th book of Virgil’s Aenid
	M&H 2 - Wund. 2816 - Aargau school medal, 1801. Diameter 36.4mm, 6.3 grams.
	M&H 37 - Basel, men planting tree. Silver. Diameter 27.6mm, 5.7 grams.
	M&H 161 var. - Leu 700 - Bern Bienenkorb. Diameter 34.1mm, 13.6 grams.
	M&H 171 - Leu 711 - Bern school prize, kneeling forester. Silver. Diameter 32.6mm, 6.8 grams.
	Bern Gartnerpfennig. Switzerland, undated (early 19th century). M&H 172. Silver. Diameter 30mm, 7.4 grams. Obverse: Gardener planting a tree CULTURA MITSCIT around; PRAEM. DILIG. In exergue. Reverse: Bern coat of arms; RESPUBLICA BERNENSIS around. Diagonally reeded edge. Prooflike uncirculated.
	M&H 173/174 var. - Leu 712 - Bern, kneeling forester, c. 1820. Silver. Diameter 31.1mm, 7.4 grams.
	M&H 175 - Bern, forester with tree. Silver. Diameter 25.7mm, 7.5 grams.
	Leu 715 - Bern, Nec Tempora Ponit, seated liberty figure. Silver. Diameter 28.7mm, 1.7 grams.
	M&H 177 - Leu 717 var. - Bern, Ituitu Vegetat. Diameter 42.4mm, 36.1 grams.
	M&H 150 - Leu 722 - Bern student prize thaler c. 1726. Silver. Diameter 40.5mm, 26.9 grams.
	M&H 152 - Leu 723 - Bern Academy, Felicibus Ingeniis Aperitur Iter", c. 1800. Silver. Diameter 40.3mm, 29.7 grams.
	M&H 153 - Leu 724 - Bern Academy, Nitendum Ad Summa. Silver. Diameter 41mm, 36.7 grams.
	M&H 154 - Leu 725 - Bern Academy, Nitendum Ad Summa. Silver. Diameter 41.1mm, 29.2 grams.
	M&H 155 - Leu 727 - Bern student prize thaler n.d., 1763. Silver. Diameter 40.3mm, 27.4 grams.
	M&H 156 - Minerva under palm. Silver. Diameter 40.5mm, 29.5 grams.
	M&H 157 - Minerva under palm. Silver. Diameter 41.5mm, 29.2 grams.
	M&H 166 - Bern beehive Laboris Omnibus Idem. Diameter 34.2mm, 14.7 grams.