Federal Shooting Festival Zurich

€329,765.00
LocationSwitzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Year1859
TypeSouvenir medals/Event souvenir
CompositionTin (Lead and/or tin)
Weight25.55 g
Diameter41 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeMartin Sebald, Carl Drentwett
Reference(s) Richter SS#1724d
Obverse descriptionView of the federal shooting festival in Zurich. Swiss flags on the roofs.
Obverse letteringEIDGENÖSSISCHES FREISCHIESSEN IN ZURICH 1859
(Translation: Federal shooting festival, Zurich.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionWilliam Tell holding his crossbow in his right hand, accompanied by his son Walter. Around it, a quotation from the character Leuthold in Friedrich Von Schiller`s `William Tell`.
Reverse letteringDAS WAR EIN SCHUSS ! DAVON WIRD MAN NOCH REDEN IN DEN SPÄTSTEN ZEITEN. SEBALD DRENTWETT
(Translation: It was a hit! We`ll talk about it again in the longest time.)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverAugsburg - Drentwett, Germany (1842-1949)
Mintage1859  - -
Catalog ID1311254640
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