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<p>[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1053208, member: 6229"]<span style="color: red"><b>Three wonderful places to visit - numismatically!</b></span></p><p> </p><p>There are three great places in Switzerland to visit for numismatic reasons:</p><p> </p><p>Your first stop should be <b><i>Kleine Scheidegg</i></b>. It's a high mountain pass situated at an elevation of 2061 meters. The name translates to English as <b><i>Minor Watershed</i></b>. Why visit?</p><p> </p><p>Because the Kliene Scheidegg Railway Station is located there.</p><p> </p><p>Here's a photo of the railway station at Kliene Scheidegg (courtesy of Wikipedia):</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KleineScheideggBanhoff.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KleineScheideggBanhoff.jpg" rel="nofollow"><b>KLIENE SCHEIDEGG RAILWAY STATION</b></a></p><p> </p><p>There are ample hotel accomodations at <b><i>Kliene Scheidegg</i></b>, but the numismatically important reason for visiting the pass is that one of the rack railways served by the train station is the <b><i>Jungfraubahn</i></b> which climbs steeply through tunnels inside the <b><i>Eiger</i></b> and <b><i>Monch</i></b> mountains up to its terminal at the <b><i>Jungfraujoch</i></b> 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.</p><p> </p><p>Here's a photograph of the <b><i>Jungfrau</i></b> mountain courtesy of Wikipedia:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jungfrau03.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jungfrau03.jpg" rel="nofollow"><b>COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NORTHERN WALL OF THE JUNGFRAU MOUNTAIN</b></a></p><p> </p><p>Here's a photo of a Swiss 2005 10 Francs coin commemorating the <b><i>Jungfrau</i></b> courtesy of worldcoingallery.com:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc10/z681&desc=Switzerland%20km111%2010%20Francs%20(2005)%20Jungfrau&query=Switzerland%20jungfrau" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc10/z681&desc=Switzerland%20km111%2010%20Francs%20(2005)%20Jungfrau&query=Switzerland%20jungfrau" rel="nofollow"><b>2005 SWITZERLAND 10 FRANCS - JUNGFRAU</b></a></p><p> </p><p>Your second stop should be at <b><i>Zermatt</i></b> a municipality of Switzerland in the district of <b><i>Visp</i></b> in the German-speaking section of the Canton of <b><i>Valais</i></b> in Switzerland. <b><i>Zermatt</i></b> is famed as a mountaineering and ski resort of the Swiss Alps especially for those wanting to conquer the famous <b><i>Matterhorn</i></b>.</p><p> </p><p>Here's a photograph of <b><i>Zermatt</i></b> from the East side featuring the old Church courtesy of Wikipedia:</p><p> </p><p> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zermatt_from_east2.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zermatt_from_east2.jpg" rel="nofollow"><b>COLOR PHOTO OF ZERMATT</b></a></p><p> </p><p>Here's a photograph of the <b><i>Matterhorn</i></b> as viewed from <b><i>Zermatt</i></b> courtesy of Wikipedia:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Matterhorn-EastAndNorthside-viewedFromZermatt_landscapeformat-2.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Matterhorn-EastAndNorthside-viewedFromZermatt_landscapeformat-2.jpg" rel="nofollow"><b>COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MATTERHORN AS VIEWED FROM ZERMATT</b></a></p><p> </p><p>Here's a Swiss 2004 20 Franc Coin commemorating the <b><i>Matterhorn</i></b> mountain courtesy of worldcoingallery.com:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc10/z678&desc=Switzerland%20km107%2010%20Francs%20(2004)%20Matterhorn&query=Switzerland%20matterhorn" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc10/z678&desc=Switzerland%20km107%2010%20Francs%20(2004)%20Matterhorn&query=Switzerland%20matterhorn" rel="nofollow"><b>SWITZERLAND 2004 10 FRANCS - MATTERHORN</b></a></p><p> </p><p>Your third stop in Switzerland should be <b><i>St. Moritz</i></b> a resort town in the <b><i>Engadine Valley</i></b>. It is a municipality in the district of <b><i>Maloja</i></b> in the Swiss Canton of <b><i>Graubunden</i></b>. The highest summit in the Eastern Alps, the <b><i>Piz Bernina</i></b>, reaches skyward a few kilometres south of the town.</p><p> </p><p>Here's a photo of <b><i>St. Moritz</i></b> courtesy of Wikipedia:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:St._Moritz_by_night.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:St._Moritz_by_night.jpg" rel="nofollow"><b>COLOR PHOTO OF ST. MORITZ AT NIGHT</b></a></p><p> </p><p>Here's a photo of <b><i>Piz Bernina</i></b> courtesy of Wikipedia:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PizBernina3.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PizBernina3.jpg" rel="nofollow"><b>COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF PIZ BERNINA MOUNTAIN</b></a></p><p> </p><p>Here's a photo of a Swiss 2006 10 Franc commemorating the <b><i>Piz Bernina</i></b> courtesy of worldcoingallery.com:</p><p> </p><p><a href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc9/172-114&desc=Switzerland%20km114%2010%20Francs%20(2006)%20Piz%20Bernina%20Mountain&src=Paolo%20Sannino&query=Switzerland%20Bernina" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc9/172-114&desc=Switzerland%20km114%2010%20Francs%20(2006)%20Piz%20Bernina%20Mountain&src=Paolo%20Sannino&query=Switzerland%20Bernina" rel="nofollow"><b>COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF A SWITZERLAND 2006 10 FRANCS - PIZ BERNINA MOUNTAIN</b></a></p><p> </p><p>Hope you enjoyed the tour...</p><p> </p><p>Clinker[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Clinker, post: 1053208, member: 6229"][COLOR=red][B]Three wonderful places to visit - numismatically![/B][/COLOR] There are three great places in Switzerland to visit for numismatic reasons: Your first stop should be [B][I]Kleine Scheidegg[/I][/B]. It's a high mountain pass situated at an elevation of 2061 meters. The name translates to English as [B][I]Minor Watershed[/I][/B]. 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): [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:KleineScheideggBanhoff.jpg"][B]KLIENE SCHEIDEGG RAILWAY STATION[/B][/URL] There are ample hotel accomodations at [B][I]Kliene Scheidegg[/I][/B], but the numismatically important reason for visiting the pass is that one of the rack railways served by the train station is the [B][I]Jungfraubahn[/I][/B] which climbs steeply through tunnels inside the [B][I]Eiger[/I][/B] and [B][I]Monch[/I][/B] mountains up to its terminal at the [B][I]Jungfraujoch[/I][/B] 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 [B][I]Jungfrau[/I][/B] mountain courtesy of Wikipedia: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jungfrau03.jpg"][B]COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF THE NORTHERN WALL OF THE JUNGFRAU MOUNTAIN[/B][/URL] Here's a photo of a Swiss 2005 10 Francs coin commemorating the [B][I]Jungfrau[/I][/B] courtesy of worldcoingallery.com: [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc10/z681&desc=Switzerland%20km111%2010%20Francs%20(2005)%20Jungfrau&query=Switzerland%20jungfrau"][B]2005 SWITZERLAND 10 FRANCS - JUNGFRAU[/B][/URL] Your second stop should be at [B][I]Zermatt[/I][/B] a municipality of Switzerland in the district of [B][I]Visp[/I][/B] in the German-speaking section of the Canton of [B][I]Valais[/I][/B] in Switzerland. [B][I]Zermatt[/I][/B] is famed as a mountaineering and ski resort of the Swiss Alps especially for those wanting to conquer the famous [B][I]Matterhorn[/I][/B]. Here's a photograph of [B][I]Zermatt[/I][/B] from the East side featuring the old Church courtesy of Wikipedia: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zermatt_from_east2.jpg"][B]COLOR PHOTO OF ZERMATT[/B][/URL] Here's a photograph of the [B][I]Matterhorn[/I][/B] as viewed from [B][I]Zermatt[/I][/B] courtesy of Wikipedia: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Matterhorn-EastAndNorthside-viewedFromZermatt_landscapeformat-2.jpg"][B]COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF THE MATTERHORN AS VIEWED FROM ZERMATT[/B][/URL] Here's a Swiss 2004 20 Franc Coin commemorating the [B][I]Matterhorn[/I][/B] mountain courtesy of worldcoingallery.com: [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_zb.php?image=nmc10/z678&desc=Switzerland%20km107%2010%20Francs%20(2004)%20Matterhorn&query=Switzerland%20matterhorn"][B]SWITZERLAND 2004 10 FRANCS - MATTERHORN[/B][/URL] Your third stop in Switzerland should be [B][I]St. Moritz[/I][/B] a resort town in the [B][I]Engadine Valley[/I][/B]. It is a municipality in the district of [B][I]Maloja[/I][/B] in the Swiss Canton of [B][I]Graubunden[/I][/B]. The highest summit in the Eastern Alps, the [B][I]Piz Bernina[/I][/B], reaches skyward a few kilometres south of the town. Here's a photo of [B][I]St. Moritz[/I][/B] courtesy of Wikipedia: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:St._Moritz_by_night.jpg"][B]COLOR PHOTO OF ST. MORITZ AT NIGHT[/B][/URL] Here's a photo of [B][I]Piz Bernina[/I][/B] courtesy of Wikipedia: [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:PizBernina3.jpg"][B]COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF PIZ BERNINA MOUNTAIN[/B][/URL] Here's a photo of a Swiss 2006 10 Franc commemorating the [B][I]Piz Bernina[/I][/B] courtesy of worldcoingallery.com: [URL="http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/coine_cs.php?image=nmc9/172-114&desc=Switzerland%20km114%2010%20Francs%20(2006)%20Piz%20Bernina%20Mountain&src=Paolo%20Sannino&query=Switzerland%20Bernina"][B]COLOR PHOTOGRAPH OF A SWITZERLAND 2006 10 FRANCS - PIZ BERNINA MOUNTAIN[/B][/URL] Hope you enjoyed the tour... Clinker[/QUOTE]
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