1850, Switzerland, Geneva. Prize for Literature. Silver Award Medal. NGC MS-62!
Medallist: A. Chaponniere Mint Year: ca. 1850 (not dated) Reference: Schweizer Medaillen 1598. Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as MS-62! Denomination: Award Medal - Official Prize Medal for Literature of the University of Geneva! Material: Silver Diameter: 40mm Weight: 26.7gm
Obverse: Wreathed and togate student seated left, reading a table, which rests on his right knee and leaning on his right hand which holds a stylus. Beneath him an elaborate oil-lamp (symbol of Knowledge) and a harp (symbol for Art and Music) on a column. Legend: STUDIO ET VIGILANTIA ("Through zeal and vigilance.")
Reverse: Illuminated Christogram (IHS) above coat-of-arms of the City and Canton of Geneva within wreath. Motto ("Light After Darkness.") above. Legend: POST TENEBRAS LUX - SCHOLA GENEVENSIS
The University of Geneva (French: Université de Genève) is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland.