Zurich Cantonal Shooting Festival

€454,716.00
LocationSwitzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Year1951
TypeExhibition, fair and festival medals/Shooting medals and thalers
CompositionSilver (matte)
Weight29.43 g
Diameter40.65 mm
Thickness4.17 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain.
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Richter SS#1904A
Obverse descriptionWithin a laurel wreath, bust of knight Rudolf Brun to the right.
Obverse letteringZVRCHER BUGERMEISTER RVDOLF BRVN 1336-1375 HUGUENIN
(Translation: Rudolf Brun, Mayor of Zurich.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionWithin a laurel wreath, rampant lion to the right, supporting in its left paw a shield bearing the coat of arms of the city of Zurich, with an arquebus. Above, crowned helmet. Behind, a single-headed eagle holding a sword and a cruciform orb, looking to the left in front of the banner of the canton.
Reverse letteringZVRCHER KANT. SCHVTZENFEST ALBISGVTLI 1951 600 JAHRFEIER 1351 1951 HUGUENIN
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverHuguenin, Le Locle, Switzerland (1868-2022)
Mintage1951  - -
Catalog ID9372439140
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