Three wonderful places to visit - numismatically! There are three great places in Switzerland to visit for numismatic reasons: Your first stop should be Kleine Scheidegg. It's a high mountain pass situated at an elevation of 2061 meters. The name translates to English as Minor Watershed. Why visit? Because the Kliene Scheidegg Railway Station is located there. Here's a photo of the railway station at Kliene Scheidegg (courtesy of Wikipedia): KLIENE SCHEIDEGG RAILWAY STATION There are ample hotel accomodations at Kliene Scheidegg, but the numismatically important reason for visiting the pass is that one of the rack railways served by the train station is the Jungfraubahn which climbs steeply through tunnels inside the Eiger and Monch mountains up to its terminal at the Jungfraujoch where souvenir seekers and mountain climbers alike can enjoy the Jungfrau Mountain area for whatever reasons; photographing the scenery or embarking on the thrill of the climb. Here's a photograph of the Jungfrau mountain courtesy of Wikipedia: COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NORTHERN WALL OF THE JUNGFRAU MOUNTAIN Here's a photo of a Swiss 2005 10 Francs coin commemorating the Jungfrau courtesy of worldcoingallery.com: 2005 SWITZERLAND 10 FRANCS - JUNGFRAU Your second stop should be at Zermatt a municipality of Switzerland in the district of Visp in the German-speaking section of the Canton of Valais in Switzerland. Zermatt is famed as a mountaineering and ski resort of the Swiss Alps especially for those wanting to conquer the famous Matterhorn. Here's a photograph of Zermatt from the East side featuring the old Church courtesy of Wikipedia: COLOR PHOTO OF ZERMATT Here's a photograph of the Matterhorn as viewed from Zermatt courtesy of Wikipedia: COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MATTERHORN AS VIEWED FROM ZERMATT Here's a Swiss 2004 20 Franc Coin commemorating the Matterhorn mountain courtesy of worldcoingallery.com: SWITZERLAND 2004 10 FRANCS - MATTERHORN Your third stop in Switzerland should be St. Moritz a resort town in the Engadine Valley. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss Canton of Graubunden. The highest summit in the Eastern Alps, the Piz Bernina, reaches skyward a few kilometres south of the town. Here's a photo of St. Moritz courtesy of Wikipedia: COLOR PHOTO OF ST. MORITZ AT NIGHT Here's a photo of Piz Bernina courtesy of Wikipedia: COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF PIZ BERNINA MOUNTAIN Here's a photo of a Swiss 2006 10 Franc commemorating the Piz Bernina courtesy of worldcoingallery.com: COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF A SWITZERLAND 2006 10 FRANCS - PIZ BERNINA MOUNTAIN Hope you enjoyed the tour... Clinker
Sure did. And you can now add a new piece which fits in nicely methinks: Earlier this year, Swissmint issued a 20 fr coin which shows the Bernina railway line and its loop near Brusio. Christian
