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1 Silbertaler Schaffhausen
| Issuer | Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Year | 1970 |
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| Weight | 27.8 g |
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| Reverse description | A large, boldly rendered Swiss cross occupies the central field against a darkened background. Encircling the cross in a continuous ring are the individual heraldic shields of all 22 Swiss cantons, each rendered in fine relief detail. Below the cross, the denomination and date appear in two lines reading 1 SILBERTALER and 1970, with the fineness mark 0.835 and the mintmark HF inscribed in the lower exergual area. |
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| Reverse lettering | 1 SILBERTALER 1970 0.835 HF |
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The Schaffhausen Silbertaler is a cantonal shooting thaler, issued for the Federal or cantonal shooting festivals that remained a fixture of Swiss civic life well into the twentieth century. These events were not mere sport — the Eidgenössisches Schützenfest carried genuine political weight, rooted in the constitutional obligation of Swiss male citizens to maintain military readiness. The 1970 issue commemorates the cantonal festival held in Schaffhausen that year.
Pieces in this series were sold at a premium to participants and collectors, meaning genuine circulation wear is essentially nonexistent.