Canton: Ticino Engraver: Durussel Denomination: 5 Francs, Schützenfest in Lugano Diameter: 37mm Composition: Silver Grade: PCGS MS-64 Mintage: 30,000 Apologies for my scan. Taler looks much nicer in hand.
Nice one Zohar. You'll soon have a whole set of them. I think the Swiss shooters have some of the nicest designs.
They were minted for the shooting events that were held at many different Swiss Cantons. They were never given legal tender status, they were technically medallic issues. But the 1855 Solothurn issuse was a legal 5 Franc coin. Also the 1842 GRAUBUNDEN and the 1847 GLARUS coins are included as shooting Thalers.
A couple more... Schaffhausen 1865 5 Francs Shooting Taler Mintage: 10,000 NGC MS-64 Graubunden 4-Franken Shooting Festival in Chur NGC AU-50 Mintage: 6,000
