Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
May 2023 World CCO Auction 16-19 May 2023
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SWITZERLAND. Swiss Confederation Shooting Festival in St. Gallen 5 Francs, 1874. Bern Mint. PCGS MS-64.
R-1156a; Martin-560. By Antoine Bovy, Genf. 37mm. Obverse: Arms of St. Gallen in a cartouche superimposed on two rifles and a mixed oak and laurel wreath; landscape in background, perimeter legend above, date in exergue below; Reverse: Figure of Hans Waldmann, kneeling left, pointing sword leftward in right hand, holding standard in left, exhorting troops massed at right, cityscape in far background at left, Burgundian War date range in exergue. A very attractive example of this type with lustrous argent surfaces highlighted by golden toning in the peripheries. To view all items from the PHG Collection click here.
From the PHG Collection.
Estimate: $300 - $500
R-1156a; Martin-560. By Antoine Bovy, Genf. 37mm. Obverse: Arms of St. Gallen in a cartouche superimposed on two rifles and a mixed oak and laurel wreath; landscape in background, perimeter legend above, date in exergue below; Reverse: Figure of Hans Waldmann, kneeling left, pointing sword leftward in right hand, holding standard in left, exhorting troops massed at right, cityscape in far background at left, Burgundian War date range in exergue. A very attractive example of this type with lustrous argent surfaces highlighted by golden toning in the peripheries. To view all items from the PHG Collection click here.
From the PHG Collection.
Estimate: $300 - $500