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81 - SWITZERLAND - LAUSANNE - 5-franc silver medal from the 1876 Federal Shooting Competition in Lausanne.
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SWITZERLAND - LAUSANNE - 5-franc silver medal from the 1876 Federal Shooting Competition in Lausanne. Obverse: Personifications of the Swiss Confederation and the Canton of Vaud joining hands in front of a cluster of flags and civic symbols. On the left, vine branches and the coat of arms of Vaud; on the right, a mountainous landscape and the federal coat of arms. Legend: “TO BE STRONG, LET US BE UNITED.” In the center, “FREEDOM AND HOMELAND”; in the exergue, the dates “1836–1876,” the signature DURUSSEL, and the denomination “5 F ". Reverse: Panoramic view of Lausanne dominated by the cathedral, above the arches of the Grand-Pont. Legend: “1876 FEDERAL SHOOTING COMPETITION IN LAUSANNE.” Edge: Fluted. Gross weight: 24.60 g. Metal and fineness: 900 silver. Diameter: 38 mm. Condition: TTB+; uniform gray patina. Designer: Édouard Durussel. References: HMZ 2# 1343k; Richter SS# 1560. Historical note: Issued for the 1876 Federal Shooting Competition in Lausanne, this 5-franc coin also commemorates the 1836 Lausanne edition, the date of which appears on the obverse. The handshake between Helvetia and the personification of Vaud embodies the motto “To be strong, let us be united.”
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