5 Franc    (sold for $96.0)

1883, Switzerland, Ticino, Lugano. Silver Shooting Thaler (5 Francs) Coin. AU+

Mint Year: 1883
Mintage: 30,000 pcs.
Medallist: E. Durossel
Region: Lugano (Switzerland)
References: Davenport 390, HMZ 2-1343n, Martin 773, KM-XS16.
Condition: Scattered bag-marks and scratches in fields, otherwise a nice lustre AU+
Denomination: 5 Francs ("Shooting Thaler") - Commemorating the Entry of Fribourg and Solothurn into the Swiss Confederation – 1481
Material: Silver (.835)
Weight: 25.01gm
Diameter: 37mm

Obverse: Helvetica and Neptune seated on a rock, below tunnel with early train.
Legend: TIRO FEDERALE IN LUGANO 1883

Reverse: Coat of Arms of Lugano with shooting cap, rifle and standards with olive branch surrounding. Denomination (5 Fr.) below.
Legend: LIBERTADE INERME É DE' TIRANNI AGEVOL PREDA / 5 Fr.

Lugano (Lügàn) is a city of 55,060 inhabitants (as of December 2009) in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy. The origin of the name is possibly the Latin word Lucus, meaning wood or sacred wood, or Gaulish locovanno "lake dweller".

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