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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 39 | Auction date: 15 December 2025 |
| Lot number: 3738 Price realized: 30 CHF (Approx. 38 USD / 32 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SWITZERLAND. Genf (Geneva). Stadt and Kanton. Medal 1734 (Bronze, 54 mm, 82.58 g, 12 h), on the Election of Louis Le Fort as First Consul of Geneva. By J. A. Dassier. LUD. LE FORT REIP. GENEV. CONSUL PRIMAR. ANN. 1734. AET. 66 Draped bust of Louis Le Fort facing to left. Rev. DEI - NUMINE. / JURA CIVIUM ASSERTA. / ANNO 1734 Seated city goddess facing to right, in front of her four putto performing various activities. Eisler 229. Julius 551. SM 1702. Wunderly 3175. Tiny deposits and some doubling on the reverse, otherwise, good extremely fine. From an American collection of World medals. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 39 | Auction date: 15 December 2025 |
| Lot number: 3739 Price realized: 150 CHF (Approx. 189 USD / 161 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SWITZERLAND. Genf (Geneva). Stadt and Kanton. Medal 1739 (Bronze, 68 mm, 150.74 g, 12 h), on the Merits of Pierre de la Closure, French Ambassador in Geneva. By J. A. Dassier. POST TENEBRAS LUX / RESPUBLICA GENEVENSIS View of Geneva with ships on lake, coat of arms above. Rev. ILLUSTRI VIRO / PETRO DE LA CLOSURE / EQUITI / A REGE CHRISTIANISSIMO / APUD NOS ANNIS XLI / RESIDENTI / DE REPUBLICA ET PERICLITANTE / BENE MERITO / SENATUS GENEVENSIS / MDCCXXXIX in ten lines within wreath. SM 1536. Tiny marks and deposits, otherwise, extremely fine. From an American collection of World medals. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 39 | Auction date: 15 December 2025 |
| Lot number: 3811 Price realized: 260 CHF (Approx. 328 USD / 279 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SWITZERLAND. Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (Swiss Confederation). 1848-present. 10 Franken 1922 B (Gold, 19 mm, 3.22 g, 6 h), on the Election of Louis Le Fort as First Consul of Geneva. By J. A. Dassier, Bern. HELVETIA Draped bust of Helvetia in front of Alpine panorama to left. Rev. 10 - FR / 1922 Radiant Swiss cross above twig of alpine roses. HMZ 2-1196g. Tiny scratches on the reverse, otherwise, good extremely fine. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 39 | Auction date: 15 December 2025 |
| Lot number: 3740 Price realized: 300 CHF (Approx. 378 USD / 322 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SWITZERLAND. Genf (Geneva). Stadt and Kanton. Medal 1749 (Bronze, 68 mm, 161.43 g, 12 h), on the Merits during the Reformation in Geneva. By J. A. Dassier. POST TENEBRAS LUX / RESPUBLICA GENEVENSIS View of Geneva with ships on lake, coat of arms above. Rev. HAEC OTIA / EVANG•REFORM•ACCEP• / AN•MDXXXV• / NUM•CUSUS AN•1749 Seated city goddess, to her left a putto wearing a liberty cap; in the background the river gods Rhodanus and Arve. SM 1541. Whiting 478. The usual die break on the reverse and minor edge nicks, otherwise, extremely fine. From an American collection of World medals. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 41 | Auction date: 17 March 2026 |
| Lot number: 3795 Price realized: 80 CHF (Approx. 102 USD / 88 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: SWITZERLAND. Zürich. Stadt and Kanton. Medal 1889 (Bronze, 70 mm, 179.58 g, 12 h), on the 400th Anniversary of the Death of Hans Waldmann, Mayor of the city. By W. Mayer and F. Wilhelm, Stuttgart. GOTT WOLLTE DASS DIR KEIN LEID WIDERFAHRE DU LIEBES ZÜRICH // Hans Waldmann Bürgermeister von Zürich. Bust of Hans Waldmann facing slightly to right. Rev. Hans Waldmann in arms holding banner inscribed GRANDSON MURTEN / ✱NANCY✱ and coat of arms; below, tablet inscribed 1489-1889. Martin 162. SM 490. Minor marks and some deposits, otherwise, good very fine. This impressive example of late 19th-century medal art commemorates Hans Waldmann (1435-1489), a prominent military leader of the Old Swiss Confederacy who also served as mayor of the city of Zurich from 1483 to 1489. The flag on the reverse refers to the battles of Grandson (2 March 1476), Murten (22 June 1476), and Nancy (5 January 1477), in which Waldmann, as the leader of the main contingents of the Swiss Confederation, played a decisive role in the victory over Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy (1433-1477). This lot can be shipped to a US address. When delivered in Switzerland, this item is subjected to margin taxation in accordance with Art. 24a MWSTG (Swiss VAT Act), provided that the buyer is not registered for VAT. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
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| Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 41 | Auction date: 17 March 2026 |
| Lot number: 3337 Price realized: 25 CHF (Approx. 32 USD / 28 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: FRANCE, Royal (Restored). Louis Philippe, 1830-1848. Medal 1834 (Bronze, 52 mm, 55.63 g, 12 h), on the Life of Napoléon II (1811-1832). By A. A. Caqué. NAPOLEON II EMPEREUR - DES FRANÇAIS. Uniformed bust of Napoléon II to left. Rev. NÉ À PARIS / LE 20 MARKS 1811. / PARTI POUR VIENNE / AVRIL 1814. / PROCLAMÉ PAR LES CHAMBRES / LE 23 JUIN 1815. / MORT À VIENNE / LE 22 JUILLET / 1832. in nine lines. Bramsen 853. Stained and tiny marks, otherwise, good extremely fine. Ex Varesi E-Live Auction 5, 5 May 2021, 602. This lot can be shipped to a US address. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
