Switzerland Allegory, Edelweiss, Swiss Shield, 'A toi, patrie'

Original Vintage Card
  
 Price: $15.95

Stock #:1176705
Type: Postcard
Postmark: 1930 Aug-24
Size: 3.5" x 5.5" (9 x 14 cm)
Recipient Address:Madame Madeleine von Bolle
Liespre, Haut Alsace
Allemagne
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An allegorical female figure representing Switzerland, adorned with a laurel wreath, holding a spear and a shield bearing the Swiss cross. Edelweiss flowers and a mountain are in the background. A banner reads: 'A toi, patrie. Suisse chérie, Le sang, la vie, De tes enfants!' (To you, homeland. Beloved Switzerland, The blood, the life, Of your children!).

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