ONLY 400 MINTED!
SWISS CONFEDERATION, CANTON OF AARGAU, TOWN OF BRUGG
RARE SHOOTING FESTIVAL MEDALLIC ISSUE
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CANTONAL SHOOTING FESTIVAL OF AARGAU IN BRUGG
CERTIFIED BY NGC PROOF 69 ULTRA CAMEO
OBV: WITHIN CIRCLE VIEW OF THE OLD TOWN SECTION OF BRUGG WITH BRIDGE (BRUGG MEANS BRIDGE) OVER THE AARE RIVER, OLD BUILDINGS AND THE BLACK TOWER, REDIANT HELVETIAN CROSS IN THE SKY UPPER LEFT; TWIN CROSSED RIFLES BOTTOM FOREGROUND; ENCIRCLING GERMAN LANGUAGE LEGEND "AARGAU CANTONAL MARKSMEN'S FESTIVAL"; DATE "1988" AT BOTTOM FLANKED BY LAUREL LEAVES; BEADED OUTER BORDER.
REV: LAUREATE BUST OF HELVETIA LEFT WITHIN CIRCLE; ENCIRCLING GERMAN LANGUAGE LEGEND "REDEEMABLE AT THE MARKSMAN FESTIVAL", 3 FIVE-POINTED STARS BELOW, ALL WITHIN BEADED BORDER.
KM # S31
MEDAL FOR THE SWISS CANTONAL TARGET SHOOTING COMPETITION HELD IN BRUGG IN 1988. SUCH FAIRS ARE EXTREMELY POPULAR AND WIDELY ATTENDED THROUGHOUT SWITZERLAND AND GERMANY AND THE MEDALS STRUCK ARE EXTREMELY LOW IN MINTAGE AND SCARCE AMONG COLLECTORS.
SUCH MEDALS ARE MARKED REDEEMABLE AS LEGAL TENDER BY DENOMINATION ONLY DURING THE FESTIVAL FOR WHICH THEY WERE STRUCK.
CONTAINS 26 GRAMS OF .900 FINE GOLD (.7523 OZ AGW)
30 MM IN DIAMETER
"F" MINT MARK
