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[[Image:Swiss S51-4453.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 51, lot 4453]] | [[Image:Swiss S51-4453.jpg|550px|thumb|Sincona sale 51, lot 4453]] | ||
| − | This specimen was lot 4453 in Sincona sale 51 ( | + | This specimen was lot 4453 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 60 CHF (about US$72 including buyer's fees). The catalog description<sup>[1]</sup> noted, <blockquote>"''50 Franken 1995. Thun. Eidgenössisches Schützenfest. Polierte Platte. FDC.'' (Swiss confederation, fifty francs of 1995, Thun shooting festival. Choice Proof.)"</blockquote> This NCLT was issued for the Bern shooting festival. Shooting festival medals/coins are a Swiss tradition going back before confederation in 1848. The early ones (before World War One) were struck to the standard of a silver five francs and circulated as such even tho they bore no denomination. Later ones are strictly collector items with no face value and should be classed as medals, not coins. They are not listed in the regular SCWC. This one is accompanied by a gold 500 francs ([[Switzerland 1995 500 francs|Fr-514d]]). |
''Recorded mintage:'' 5,000. | ''Recorded mintage:'' 5,000. | ||
| − | ''Specification:'' 25 g, .900 fine silver; this specimen 25.00 g. | + | ''Specification:'' 25 g, 0.900 fine silver; this specimen 25.00 g. |
''Catalog reference:'' Häberling 49a, KM XS46. | ''Catalog reference:'' Häberling 49a, KM XS46. | ||
''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ''[[Bibliography|Source:]]'' | ||
| − | * | + | * Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, ''Unusual World Coins, 6th ed.'', Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011. |
| − | * Richter, | + | * 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. |
| − | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, | + | * <sup>[1]</sup>Richter, Jürg, ''Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland,'' Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018. |
''Link to:'' | ''Link to:'' | ||
Latest revision as of 13:42, 20 June 2025
This specimen was lot 4453 in Sincona sale 51 (Zürich, October 2018), where it sold for 60 CHF (about US$72 including buyer's fees). The catalog description[1] noted,
"50 Franken 1995. Thun. Eidgenössisches Schützenfest. Polierte Platte. FDC. (Swiss confederation, fifty francs of 1995, Thun shooting festival. Choice Proof.)"
This NCLT was issued for the Bern shooting festival. Shooting festival medals/coins are a Swiss tradition going back before confederation in 1848. The early ones (before World War One) were struck to the standard of a silver five francs and circulated as such even tho they bore no denomination. Later ones are strictly collector items with no face value and should be classed as medals, not coins. They are not listed in the regular SCWC. This one is accompanied by a gold 500 francs (Fr-514d).
Recorded mintage: 5,000.
Specification: 25 g, 0.900 fine silver; this specimen 25.00 g.
Catalog reference: Häberling 49a, KM XS46.
- Cuhaj, George S., and Thomas Michael, Unusual World Coins, 6th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2011.
- 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]Richter, Jürg, Sincona Auction 51: Gold and Silver Coins and Medals; Coins and Medals from Switzerland, Zürich: SINCONA AG, 2018.
Link to:
- 1994 50 francs, St. Gall shooting festival
- 1995 500 francs, Bern shooting festival
- Switzerland 1996 50 francs Sempach shooting festival
- Coins and currency dated 1995
- return to coins of Switzerland