Federal shooting La Chaux-de-Fonds; bronze

Features

Location	Switzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Type	Exhibition, fair and festival medals › Shooting medals and thalers
Year	1863
Composition	Bronze
Weight	23 g
Diameter	36 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Number	N# 458126
References	Martin MS1# 507 Jean Louis Martin; 1979. Médailles suisses / Volume 1 = Medaillen der Schweiz = Medaglie svizzere. Self-published, Lausanne, Switzerland. , Richter SS# 945c Jürg Richter; 2018. Die Schützentaler und Schützenmedaillen der Schweiz = Swiss shooting thalers and shooting medals (2^nd Edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany.

Commemorative issue

Federal shooting in La Chaux-de-Fonds.

Obverse

Radiant Swiss cross, surrounded by 22 stars.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
✿ TIR FÉDÉRAL ✿
CHAUX = DE = FONDS 1863

Engraver: Fritz Ulysse Landry

Reverse

Female allegory of Switzerland receiving the flag of the canton of Neuchâtel from a young naked child. Mountains in background.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1ER MARS 1848
F. LANDRY

Engraver: Fritz Ulysse Landry

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1863

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2025 January 6 Spotlight: Medals & Tokens Showcase Auction 61461 Lot 22265	6 Jan 2025	UNC (SP65 PCGS)	USD 125.00 (+ buyer's premium)
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