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<p>[QUOTE="kazuma78, post: 3360853, member: 17304"]I found this piece when looking for some swiss crowns and liked the history of it so I threw out an offer and it was accepted. Even though Switzerland stayed neutral during WW2, they put out a bond to raise money for an armament fund and issued these coins to raise money for the fund. They could forsee the problems coming from Nazi Germany and raised funds in advance to try to arm and protect themselves. The design shows that as well- hoping for peace but preparing for war.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]890784[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="kazuma78, post: 3360853, member: 17304"]I found this piece when looking for some swiss crowns and liked the history of it so I threw out an offer and it was accepted. Even though Switzerland stayed neutral during WW2, they put out a bond to raise money for an armament fund and issued these coins to raise money for the fund. They could forsee the problems coming from Nazi Germany and raised funds in advance to try to arm and protect themselves. The design shows that as well- hoping for peace but preparing for war. [ATTACH=full]890784[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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