5 Francs Basel Shooting Festival

Features

Location SwitzerlandSwitzerland (1848-date)
Period Federal State (1848-date)
Type Commemorative medals › Event medal
Year 1879
Value 5 Francs (Francs/Franken/Franchi)
Currency Shooting Thaler (1842-date)
Composition Silver (.900)
Weight 25 g
Diameter 37 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
38512
References HMZ 2# 1343l,
Jürg Richter, Ruedi Kunzmann; 2006. Der neue HMZ-Katalog / Band. 2. Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins : 15./16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
Richter SS# 92,
Jürg Richter; 2018. Die Schützentaler und Schützenmedaillen der Schweiz (2nd edition). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
Dav ECT# 388,
John Stewart Davenport; 1964. European Crowns and Talers Since 1800 (2nd edition in one volume of "European Crowns since 1800" and "German talers since 1800"). Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.
KrSwiss# 31,
Delbert Ray Krause, Lawrence Block; 1965. Swiss Shooting Talers and Medals. Whitman Publishing Company, Racine, Wisconsin, United States.
X# S14
George S. Cuhaj (editor); 2011. Unusual World Coins. Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.

Commemorative issue

Basel Shooting Festival

Series: Shooting thalers

Obverse

Standing figure

Script: Latin

Lettering:
DAS SCHWERT ZUR HAND IN HERZEN GOTT. SO WIRD D. SCHWEIZER NIE Z. SPOTT
DURUSSEL

Engraver: Edouard Durussel

Reverse

Basel coat of arms in middle, surrounded by 22 Swiss Canton shields

Script: Latin

Lettering:
EIDG. SCHÜTZENFEST IN BASEL 1879
5 Fr

Engraver: Edouard Durussel

Edge

Reeded

Mint

Bern, Switzerland (1225-date)

Comments

There are 2 versions:
a) no arrows between leg and sword (Richter SS# 92.a)
b) with arrows between leg and sword (Richter SS# 92.b)

Manage my collection

Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.

Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1879  Photo 30 000 $ 140 $ 140 $ 220

Values in the table above are expressed in USD. They are based on evaluations by Numista users and sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as an indication only; they are not intended to be relied upon for buying, selling or exchanging. Numista does not buy or sell coins or banknotes.

Get this item

A member of this site wants to exchange it: Emin67

Feedback: 5/55/55/55/55/5 (×3)
Country: Belgium
Languages: French English Turkish
Numista Rarity index: 53 Search tips
This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.

Bullion value: USD 18.06 Search tips
This value is given for information purpose only. It is based on a price of silver at 803 USD/kg. Numista does not buy or sell coins or metal.

Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs (Basel Shooting Festival)
Katz
Auction 63
Lot 2126
Internet Archive
26 Jul 2022 UNC USD 302.15
(EUR 280.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs (Basel Shooting Festival)
Katz
Auction 61
Lot 3386
Internet Archive
7 Jun 2022 UNC USD 131.65
(EUR 122.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs (Basel Shooting Festival)
Katz
Jubilee Auction 60
Lot 2464
Internet Archive
14 May 2022 UNC USD 212.58
(EUR 197.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs (Basel Shooting Festival)
Katz
Auction 79
Lot 956
Internet Archive
21 Mar 2023 AU USD 98.20
(EUR 91.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs (Basel Shooting Festival)
Katz
Auction 66
Lot 515
Internet Archive
18 Sep 2022 AU USD 199.63
(EUR 185.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs (Basel Shooting Festival)
Katz
Auction 63
Lot 2125
Internet Archive
26 Jul 2022 AU USD 140.28
(EUR 130.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs (Basel Shooting Festival)
Katz
Jubilee Auction 60
Lot 2463
Internet Archive
14 May 2022 AU USD 153.23
(EUR 142.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs (Basel Shooting Festival)
Katz
Jubilee Auction 100
Lot 495
Internet Archive
23 Nov 2023 USD 266.54
(EUR 247.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
See the sales

Contribute to the catalogue

Modify or add data on this page
Register a past auction sale
Register an example of this type
Duplicate this page
Share: Facebook X (Twitter)