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5 Francs Nidwalden Shooting Festival
| Location | Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Year | 1861 |
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| Composition | Silver (.900) |
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| Obverse description | A plain Swiss cross in high relief at center, surrounded by a double layer of radiating sunbeams filling the field. The circular legend runs along the full periphery, separated from the beaded border by a narrow flat rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | EIDGENÖSSISCHES SCHÜTZENFEST IN NIDWALDEN · 1861 · (Translation: Federal shooting festival in Nidwalden.) |
| Reverse description | A sculptural group in high relief depicting Arnold von Winkelried gathering enemy lances to his breast, with a fallen armored adversary beneath him, based on Ferdinand Schlöth's monument in Stans. The inscription 'F. SCHLOTH INV.' appears on the base of the statue group in the lower left field, and 'A. BOVY' is engraved in the exergue below a double horizontal line. |
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