2018 Switzerland 500 Francs 1/2-oz Gold Winkelried Shooting Festival Thaler NGC PF69UCAM

Commemorate the Historic Swiss Shooting Festival
Switzerland’s Schützenfest is an annual shooting festival held in a different canton, or state, each year. Dating back to medieval times, the festival’s main feature is a target shooting competition, introduced as a way of encouraging citizens to increase and maintain skills that become invaluable in times of war.

On the obverse, Victory stands with a rife while offering a laurel wreath to the winner of the shooting competition. Above her, the coin announces the city of Stans, capital city of the Swiss canton of Nidwalden, as the location for the 2018 festival. The reverse displays the coins legal-tender value within a wreath of oak and laurel leaves, along with a pair of crossed rifles.

• Near Flawless Condition-- Manufactured using highly polished planchets and struck multiple times creates a beautiful frosted look on the raise parts of the design, with a mirror-like finish in the background. Graders at the Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) found that this coin was nearly perfect and gave it a grade of Proof 69 Ultra Cameo.
• Classic and Modern Era Coins-- The classic era of Shooting Thalers was from 1842-1939. After the production of these coins was paused due to World War II, the Shooting Thalers were reintroduced in 1984 and the modern era for these coins began.
• High Quality and Beautiful Designs-- Each piece contains one-half ounce of 99.99% pure gold and Shooting Thalers are well-known for their beautiful and intricate designs depicting marksmanship, heraldry, Swiss patriotism, and various cantonal themes.
• Limited Mintage– Shooting Thalers sell out every year at the Swiss Mint, making this coin a sought-after commodity in the secondary market.
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• Certificate of Authenticity

Don’t be left out. Secure one graded as Proof-69 Ultra Cameo (PF69 UC) by NGC, sealed with an exclusive Switzerland label.