schutzenfester Posted January 14, 2006 Report Share Posted January 14, 2006 Here is one of my medals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AuldFartte Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 That's a beauty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted January 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 and another Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 Very nice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted January 15, 2006 Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 and another That one is denominated, and although issued to commemorate the shooting festival of the same date, it was actually a coin with legal tender status rather than a medal. Was it actually issued prior to the festival in question(?) Issued as prizes to competitors(?). Seems to be in the same vein as a shooting taler. I'd still like to get hold of one none the less. :-) Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schutzenfester Posted January 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2006 Yes Ian it is a coin. I should have made my first post "Shooting medals and coins" to be more accurate. The Swiss minted coins in commemoration of Schützenfests as well as medals as you may know. The Vaud 1845 Lausanne 1 Franken in question is a coin minted to commemorate the Federal shoot of that year but is not considered a Taler. The coin was struck in 1846 commemorating the shoot of 1845. A little information regarding talers... There are 19 Shooting Talers: 1842 Graubunden 1847 Glarus 1855 Solothurn 1857 Bern 1859 Zurich 1861 Stans 1863 La Chaux-De-Fonds 1865 Schaffhausen 1867 Schwyz 1869 Zug 1872 Zurich 1874 St. Gallen 1876 Lausanne 1879 Basel 1881 Fribourg 1883 Lugano 1885 Bern 1934 Fribourg 1939 Lucerne The 1842 Graubunden is a 4 Franken piece, the 1847 Glarus is a 40 Batzen piece and the balance are 5 Franken pieces. A Taler was struck by the federal government to commemorate the Shooting contest held for the specific year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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