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1883, Switzerland, Ticino (Canton). Silver Lugano Shooting Thaler (5 Fr.) Coin.
Mint Year: 1883 Mintage: 30,000 pcs. Medallist: E. Durossel Region: Lugano (Switzerland) Condition: Scattered bag-marks and scratches, otherwise AU!References: Davenport 390, HMZ 2-1343n, Martin 773, KM-XS16. Denomination: 5 Francs ("Shooting Thaler") - Commemorating the federal shooting festival in Lugano (canton of Ticino), 1883. Material: Silver (.835) Diameter: 37mm Weight: 25gm
Obverse: Helvetica with sword and shield and river god with prow seated on a rock. Below tunnel with a steam-powered engine coming out of tunnel. Lake and mountains in background to left, a jug from which water is flowing to right. Legend: TIRO FEDERALE IN LUGANO 1883 Translated: "Federal shooting in Lugano 1883."
Reverse: Coat of Arms of Lugano with shooting cap, rifle and standards with olive branch surrounding. Lake and mountains in background. Denomination (5 Fr.) below. Legend: LIBERTADE INERME É DE' TIRANNI AGEVOL PREDA Translated: "Defenseless liberty is easy prey for tyrants!"
Lugano (Lügàn) is a city of 55,060 inhabitants (as of December 2009) in the city proper and a total of over 145,000 people in the agglomeration/city region, in the south of Switzerland, in the Italian-speaking canton of Ticino, which borders Italy. The origin of the name is possibly the Latin word Lucus, meaning wood or sacred wood, or Gaulish locovanno "lake dweller".