1776, Switzerland. Rare Silver "Arts Society of Geneva" Award Medal. NGC MS-63!

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1776, Switzerland. Rare Silver "Arts Society of Geneva" Award Medal. NGC MS-63!
Medallist: Philippe Robin (R)
Mint Year: after 1776 (ca. 1780s)
Condition:
Certified and graded by NGC as MS-63!
References: Schweizer Medaillen 1609, Blavignac p. 337, 127.
Rare!
Denomination: Award Medal -
Arts Society of Geneva
(awarded by the General Committee)
.
Diameter: 31mm
Weight: 5.75gm
Material: Silver
Obverse:
Inacribed bannar above illuminated Christogram (IHS) and  coat-of-arms of Geneva. All within wreath.  Engraver´s signature (R) below.
Legend:  POST TENEBRAS LUX . ("
Light After Darkness
.
")
Reverse:
Inscription in three lines ("
Society for the advancement of Arts.
") within foliage. Additional inscirption ("
General Committee
") below..
Legend: SOCIETE POUR L'AVANCEMENT DES ARTS / COMITE GENERAL
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The
Société des arts de Genève
is a learned society created in Geneva in 1776. It was then known as the Society for the Advancement of Arts, Agriculture and Manufactures of Geneva.
A
learned society
(also known as a
learned academy
,
scholarly society
, or
academic association
) is an organization that exists to promote an academic discipline, profession, or a group of related disciplines such as the arts and science.[1] Membership may be open to all, may require possession of some qualification, or may be an honour conferred by election.
Most learned societies are non-profit organizations, and many are professional associations. Their activities typically include holding regular conferences for the presentation and discussion of new research results and publishing or sponsoring academic journals in their discipline. Some also act as professional bodies, regulating the activities of their members in the public interest or the collective interest of the membership.
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