5 Francs Solothurn Shooting Festival

€27,037.00
LocationSwitzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Year1855
TypeCommemorative medals/Event medal
CompositionSilver (.900)
Weight25 g
Diameter37.00 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeLettering: EIDGEN. FREISCHIESEN * SOLOTHURN 1855 *
PeriodFederal State (1848-date)
NoticeAntoine Bovy
Reference(s) HMZ 2#1343a, Richter SS#1117, Dav ECT#377, KrSwiss#217, X#S3
Obverse descriptionHelvetia seated, facing left, wearing laurel wreath and toga, with right arm raised and holding shield with coat of arms of Switzerland in left hand. Plow and wheat spikes to the right. Mountains in the background.
Obverse letteringHELVETIA A . BOVY
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionWreath formed of oak and alpine rose branches tied with ribbon below.
Reverse lettering5 Fr. 1855
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverMunich, Germany (1158-date)
Mintage1855  - - 3 000
Catalog ID9872560250
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