The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals

SWITZERLAND/FRANCE, Grand Conseil du canton de Vaud [Grand Council of the Canton of Vaud], 1803, a copper medal by B. Andrieu, eagle standing facing in front of a rayed background, holding the constitution of Vaud, rev. front elevation of the Parliament building in Lausanne, 45mm, 48.58g (Bramsen 265; Martin 1410; BDM I, 53; Slg. Julius 1154; cf. Leu e37, 2714; cf. Varesi e10, 221; cf. Sincona 20, 3816). About extremely fine £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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Bt H.-D. Rauch July 2004.

Vaud, which had been under rule from Bern since 1536, succumbed to French troops in January 1798 and became an independent canton on 19 February 1803. The first meeting of the new assembly was held in Lausanne on 14 April 1803