Live auction - fwo_648392 - SWITZERLAND Module de 5 Francs Tir de Nidwald (Nidwalden) 1861

SWITZERLAND Module de 5 Francs Tir de Nidwald (Nidwalden) 1861 AU

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Estimate :	250 €
Price :	175 €
Maximum bid :	175 €
End of the sale :	27 April 2021 20:34:00
bidders :	5 bidders

Type : Module de 5 Francs Tir de Nidwald (Nidwalden)

Date: 1861

Quantity minted : 6000

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 835 ‰

Diameter : 37 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 25,02 g.

Edge : cannelée

Catalogue references :

KM19/S6 - HMZ.2-1343d

Obverse

Obverse legend : EIDGENÖSSISCHES SCHÜTZENFEST IN NIDWALDEN // ·1861·.

Obverse description : Croix Suisse radiée.

Reverse

Reverse legend : ARNOLD WINKELRIED.

Reverse description : Statue de Winkelried à Stans.

Commentary

Arnold Winkelried est un héros légendaire de l'histoire de la Suisse dont le sacrifice permit aux Confédérés de remporter la victoire sur les troupes du duc Léopold III de Habsbourg lors de la bataille de Sempach en 1386.