(sold for $143.0)

Mint Year: 1890 Medallist: H. Bovy References: Richter 1250b, Martin 666. Denomination: Shooting Medal - Shooting Festival held on 20th-30th July 1890 in Frauenfeld (Thurgau Canton, Switzerland). Condition: A nicely removed suspension loop at 12 o'clock (visible on the rim only), small edge-nick at 6 o'clock, otherwise a nicely toned AU+ Diameter: 45mm   Weight: 38.6gm Material: Silver

Obverse: Helvetia standing left, head right, holding sword and shield and protecting Thurgau seated to lower right. The Frauenfeld castle visible in background. Date (1890) and medallist´s signature in exergue. Legend: HEIL DIR HELVETIA / 1890

Reverse:  Coat-of-arms over wreath and four guns crossed in saltire. Legend: EIDGENÖSSISCHES SCHÜTZENFEST IN FRAUENFELD * JULI 1890 *

Frauenfeld Castle is a castle in the municipality of Frauenfeld of the Canton of Thurgau in Switzerland. It is a Swiss heritage site of national significance.

The canton of Thurgau, anglicized as Thurgovia) is a northeast canton of Switzerland.

It is named for the river Thur, and the name Thurgovia was historically used for a larger area, including part of this river's basin upstream of the modern canton. The area of what is now Thurgau was acquired as subject territories by the cantons of the Old Swiss Confederacy from the mid 15th century. Thurgau was first declared a canton in its own right at the formation of the Helvetic Republic in 1798.

The population, as of December 2017, is 273,801. In 2007, there were a total of 47,390 (or 19.9% of the population) who were resident foreigners. The capital is Frauenfeld.