5 francs from Switzerland, Freischiessen Bern, 1857
Also known as: 5 franken uit Zwitserland, Freischiessen Bern, 1857
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1857
Silver commemorative coin. Obverse: coat of arms of Switzerland surrounded by rays within two tied branches. Two rifles crossed over it. Value indication: 5 franken and date in legend. Reverse: standing marksman with rifle and sword in medieval attire. Milled edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-10-168; its record gives material recorded as silver (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.8 cm x weight 24.99 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 3,8 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 24,99 g · diameter 3.8 cm x weight 24.99 g
- Measurements
- diameter 3.8 cm x weight 24.99 g
Design
- Obverse
- coat of arms of Switzerland surrounded by rays within two tied branches. Two rifles crossed over it. Value indication: 5 franken and date in legend.
- Reverse
- standing marksman with rifle and sword in medieval attire. Milled edge.
Identification
- Original title
- 5 franken uit Zwitserland, Freischiessen Bern, 1857
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-10-168
- Museum classification
- coin
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