Switzerland 1989 1000 francs Fr-512
This specimen was lot 3417 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2017), where it sold for $2,820. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND. Zug. 1,000 Franc, 1989. NGC PROOF-69. Shooting festival commemorative with a mintage of only 250 pieces. Completely free of any signs of handling with liquid gold fields showing no disturbances and complete frosted devices. Housed in an older generation NGC holder." 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 sixth in the modern series, is accompanied by a silver fifty francs (KM XS32).
Recorded mintage: 250.
Specification: 26 g, 0.900 fine gold, .752 troy oz AGW.
Catalog reference: Fr-512; Bruce-S33; HMZ-2-1346f.
- 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]Ponterio, Richard, The January 2017 NYINC Sale: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Richard Stuart Collection, Santa Ana, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2016.
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- 1988 1000 francs, Brugg
- 1989 50 francs, silver
- Switzerland 1990 1000 francs Fr-513 Winterthur
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