100688 | SWITZERLAND. Frauenfeld silver Schützenmedaille (Shooting Medal).

100688 | SWITZERLAND. Silver Schützenmedaille (Shooting Medal). Issued 1890. Commemorating the Federal Shooting Festival in Frauenfeld in Thurgau, from 20–30 July (45mm, 38.60 g, 12h). By H. Bovy in Geneva.

 

HEIL DIR HELVETIA, Helvetia standing left, head right, holding sword and shield; Frauenfeld Castle in background to left; to right, Thurgau seated left, resting hand upon garnished cantonal coat-of-arms / EIDGENÖSSISCHES SCHÜTZENFEST IN FRAUENFELD / JULI 1890, civic coat-of-arms over laurel and oak branches, and rifles crossed in saltire. Edge: Plain.

 

Richter 1250b. Choice Mint State. Lightly toned, with a muted steel gray brilliance; a fair degree of hairlines are noted.

 

The shooting festivals, in this sense, at the federal level, are considered one of the most important events in Swiss life, having played a historic role in the establishment of the Swiss state and serving as a vital connection to the nation's past. The first federal shooting festival was held in Aarau in 1824, and subsequent festivals were then held every few years, with numerous cities rotating as host. Since 1985, these festivals have been held at a fixed point every five years, the next being in 2020 in Luzern.

 

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