1865, Switzerland, Schaffhausen. Silver Shooting Thaler (5 Fr.) Coin. NGC MS-62!

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1865, Switzerland, Schaffhausen. Silver Shooting Thaler (5 Fr.) Coin. NGC MS-62!
Mint Year: 1865
Mintage: 10.000 pcs.
Designer: Antoine Bovy
Denomination: 5 Francs ("
Shooting Thaler
")
Condition:
Certified and graded by NGC as MS-62!
References: Davenport 382, HMZ  2-1343f, KM-XS8.
R!
Material: Silver (.835)
Diameter: 37mm
Weight: 25gm
Obverse:
Draped and mailed figure of Helvetia, wearing a turreted crown (as Tyche), seated right holding shield and laurel wreath and sword between legs. A young boy ("
Tellknabe
") standing before her, holding a pierced apple on a shooter´s arrow in raised left hand. City walls in the background.
Comment:
Engraver´s signature (A.BOVY) at 4 o'clock!
Reverse:
Arms of Schaffhausen superimposed upon Swiss cross within quatrilobe.
Legend: EIDGENÖSSISCHES SCHÜTZENFEST IN SCHAFFHAUSEN 1865 – 5 Fr.
Translated: "
Federal shooting festival in Schaffhausen 1865 – 5 francs
"
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Schaffhausen was a city state in the Middle Ages, documented to have struck its own coins starting in 1045. For a time it was under Habsburg domination, but regained its independence in 1415. It allied itself with Zurich in 1457, and became a full member of the Swiss Confederation in 1501. The first railroad came to Schaffhausen in 1857.
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