Watch List notes:

SWITZERLAND. Zürich. Medal (Silver, 47 mm, 23.43 g, 12 h), 'Bundestaler', by J Stampfer, n. d. (circa 1550). + WILHELM TELL VON VRE · STOVFFACHER VO SCHWYTZ · ERNI VO VNDER WALD / + ANFANG · DESS PVNTZ · IM IAR · CHRISTI · 1296 · The three confederates swearing the Oath on the Rütli; below, engraver's monogram. Rev. Swiss cross at the center of a small circle of shields bearing the arms of the seven allied states, surrounded by a larger circle of shields bearing the arms of the original thirteen cantons. Hahn 27a. Haller 1. Leu SM 1. Original strike. Traces of mounting, otherwise, good very fine.


From the collection of a Swiss scholar, formed over the past thirty years.