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1859, Switzerland, Zurich. Large Silver Shooting Thaler (5 Franken) Coin. XF-AU!

Mint Year: 1859 Mint Place: Zurich Mintage: 6,000 pcs. Designer: Ferdinand Korn Denomination: 5 Francs ("Shooting Thaler") References: Davenport 379, Richter 1723a, KM-XS5. R! Condition: Minor contact marks and light scratches in fields, otherwise a nice XF-AU! Material: Silver (.835) Weight: 24.88gm Diameter: 37mm

Obverse: Standing rifleman and Alps in the background. Designer`s signature (KORN) to right near ground. Legend: EHRE IST MEIN HOECHSTES ZIEL Translated: "Honor is my highest goal!" Reverse: Rampant lions holding three shields. Value (5 FRANKEN) in exergue.  Legend: EIDGENÖSSISCHES FREISCHIESSEN IN BERN 1857 – 5 FRANKEN Translated: "Federal Free Shoot in Bern 1857  – 5 Francs"

The canton of Zürich consists of lands acquired by the capital Zürich after it became reichsfrei in 1218, especially after the revolution of the guilds in 1336. Zürich  joined the Swiss Confederacy in 1351. The lower part of the canton was  added to the territories of Zürich in 1362. Zürich claimed and lost the  Toggenburg in the Old Zürich War of the 1440s. The northern parts up to  the river Rhine came to the canton after the city of Zürich purchased  Winterthur from the Habsburgs in 1468. Possessions to the west gained  independence from Zürich as parts of the Canton of Aargau in 1803. The  people approved a new constitution for the canton in February 2005,  replacing the 1869 constitution. The new constitution took effect in  January 2006.

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