282, Lot: 590. Estimate $200. Sold for $150. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

SWITZERLAND, Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft (Swiss Confederation). Louis Favre, engineer. 1826-1879. Æ Medal (62mm, 132.04 g, 12h). Commemorating the Statue Dedicated to the Engineer. By C. Richard. Struck 1893. LOUIS FAVRE CHÊNE · BOURG, statue of Favre; cityscape in background; 30 JUILLET 1893 in exergue / EN SOUVENIR DU MONUMENT ÉLEVÉ A LOUIS FAVRE/E. LAMBERT STATUAIRE (a souvenir of the monument constructed for Favre), TUNNEL/DU/ST GOTHARD/1872 · 14920 MÈTRES · 1880/LOUIS FAVRE ENTREPRENEUR/NÉ À CHÊNE PRÈS GENÈVE-SUISSE/LE 26 JANVIER 1826/MORT DANS LE TUNNEL/LE JUILLET 1879 in nine lines; below, three coats-of-arms; palm frond to left; the Mont Cenis Tunnel in background. Richter 678d. Choice EF, attractive brown surfaces, with underlying luster. Only 200 examples struck.