1883, Switzerland, Ticino. Silver "Lugano" Shooting Thaler (5F) Coin. NGC MS62!

Mint Year: 1883
Mintage: 30,000 pcs.
Medallist: E. Durossel
Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as MS-62!
References: Davenport 390, HMZ 2-1343n, Martin 773, KM-XS16.
Denomination: 5 Francs ("Shooting Thaler") - Lugano Shooting Festival of 1883.
Material: Silver (.835)
Diameter: 37mm
Weight: 25gm

Obverse: Helvetica and Neptune seated on a rock, below tunnel with early train.
Legend: TIRO FEDERALE IN LUGANO 1883 ("Federal shoot in Lugano 1883.")

Reverse: Coat of Arms of Lugano with shooting cap, rifle and standards with olive branch surrounding. Denomination (5 Fr.) below.
Legend: LIBERTADE INERME É DE' TIRANNI AGEVOL PREDA ("Defenseless liberty is easy prey for tyrants!")
Exergue:  5 Fr.

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".