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5 Francs Bern Shooting Festival
| Location | Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Year | 1885 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | The arms of the Canton of Bern — a bear passant on a diagonally striped shield — displayed centrally in high relief, flanked by crossed rifles and framed by oak and laurel branches. A radiant star surmounted by the Swiss federal cross appears above the shield. The denomination '5 Fr.' appears in the lower field, with the engraver's signature 'C.BÜHLER INV' at the base. The circular legend around the periphery reads 'EIDGENÖSSISCHES SCHÜTZENFEST IN BERN · 1885'. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A full-length standing female figure, representing Helvetia, faces slightly left, wearing a laurel wreath and classical drapery. She holds a sword in her left hand and rests her right hand on a lion's head at her side; a shield bearing the Swiss cross leans against her left. The engraver's name 'E.DURUSSEL' is inscribed on the base. The circular legend around the periphery reads 'DEM BUND ZUM SCHUTZ DEM FEIND ZUM TRUTZ'. |
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