Switzerland 2001 500 francs
This specimen was lot 5465 in Sincona sale 83 (Zürich, May 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description[1] noted, "SWITZERLAND, 500 Franken 2001, Le Locle. Urner Kantonalschützenfest in Altdorf. Selten. Nur 150 Exemplare geprägt. NGC PF68 ULTRA CAMEO. Prachtexemplar (Urner cantonal shootng festival in Altdorf. Rare. Only 150 pieces struck, Cabinet piece)." This NCLT was privately issued for the Urner 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. Many are accompanied by a silver fifty francs.
Recorded mintage: 150.
Specification: 13 g, 0.999 fine gold, this specimen 13.00 g.
Catalog reference: KM XS62, Fr-514j1, Häberling 65a.
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- 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]Richter, Jürg, SINCONA Auction 83, World and Swiss Coins and Medals, Zurich: SINCONA AG, 2023.
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