SWITZERLAND. Bern. Academic Prize Silver Medal, ND (ca. 1820). PCGS SPECIMEN-65.

SM-712. Diameter: 31mm. Obverse: Gardener kneeling right, trimming a sapling; basket of shoots to right; Reverse: Crowned cantonal coat-of-arms of Bern within wreath composed of olive branch and palm frond. Quite popular in the canton of Bern during the 18th and early 19th centuries, the so-called "Gärtnerpfennigs," of "gardener's pennies," were a special form of scholastic prize given to deserving students for their academic achievements. They featured a kneeling gardener on one side, as the gardener was considered an allegory of diligence.

Estimate: $200.00- $400.00