Switzerland 1988 1000 francs Fr-511
This specimen was lot 41617 in Stack's Bowers ANA sale (Costa Mesa, CA, August 2021), where it sold for $2,880. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. Brugg Shooting Festival 1000 Francs, 1988. Huguenin Freres (Switzerland) Mint. NGC PROOF-69 Ultra Cameo. Impressively designed, this example displays surfaces that appear free of handling, with a few toning spots on the reverse that possibly prevented a perfect grade. Quite elusive as a type as well, this issue seems to appear far less frequently on the market than other similar issues with significantly lower reported mintages. Accompanied by the original ticket of issuance." This shooting festival token had a nominal face value during the festival which ended once the festival was over. However, as it continues a old tradition of such pieces, the series (in gold and silver) remains popular and is mentioned in Friedberg and the SCWC Unusual World Coins. This one, the fifth in the modern series, is accompanied by a silver fifty francs (KM XS30).
Recorded mintage: 400.
Specification: 26 g, 0.900 fine gold.
Catalog reference: Fr-511; KMX-S31; Hab-34.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- Friedberg, Arthur L. and Ira S. Friedberg, Gold Coins of the World, From Ancient Times to the Present, 9th ed., Clifton, NJ: Coin and Currency Institute, 2017.
- Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.
- [1]Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The August 2021 ANA sale: World and Ancient Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2021.
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