Switzerland
Bern Shooting Festival 1885 Silver 5 Francs Coin 37mm (25.00
grams) 0.900 Silver Reference: HMZ 2# 1343o, Richter SS# 193,
Dav ECT# 391, KrSwiss# 52, X# S17 |
Engraver: Christian Bühler, Edouard Durussel
Certification:
NGC AU DETAILS 2864293-004
EIDGENÖSSISCHES SCHÜTZENFEST IN BERN ·
1885 5 Fr. C.BÜHLER INV, Coat-of-arms.
DEM BUND ZUM SCHUTZ DEM FEIND ZUM TRUTZ
E.DURUSSEL, Standing figure.
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The
canton of Bern or Berne (German: Kanton Bern; French:
canton de Berne) is the second-largest of the 26 Swiss cantons by
both surface area and population. Located in west-central Switzerland,
it borders the canton of Jura and the canton of Solothurn to the north.
To the west lie the canton of Neuchâtel, the canton of Fribourg and
canton of Vaud. To the south lies the canton
of Valais. East of the canton of Bern lie the cantons of Uri, Nidwalden,
Obwalden, Lucerne and Aargau. The canton of Bern is bilingual and
has a population (as of 31 December 2019) of
1,039,474. As of 2007, the population included
119,930 (or 12.45%) foreigners. The cantonal
capital, also the "federal city" of Switzerland,
is Bern. Other major cities are Thun and
Biel/Bienne.
Switzerland,
officially the Swiss Confederation (Latin: Confoederatio
Helvetica, hence its abbreviation CH), is a federal parliamentary
republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal
authorities, the so-called Bundesstadt ("federal city"). The
country is situated in Western and Central Europe, where it is bordered
by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and
Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland is a landlocked
country geographically divided between the Alps, the Swiss Plateau and
the Jura, spanning an area of 41,285 km2 (15,940 sq mi).
While the Alps occupy the greater part of the territory, the Swiss
population of approximately 8 million people is concentrated mostly on
the Plateau, where the largest cities are to be found. Among them are
the two global cities and economic centres of Zürich and Geneva.
The establishment of the Swiss Confederation is traditionally dated to 1
August 1291, which is celebrated annually as Swiss National Day. It has
a long history of armed neutrality-it has not been in a state of war
internationally since 1815-and did not join the United Nations until
2002. It pursues, however, an active foreign policy and is frequently
involved in peace-building processes around the world. Switzerland is
also the birthplace of the Red Cross and home to numerous international
organizations, including the second largest UN office. On the European
level, it is a founding member of the European Free Trade Association
and is part of the Schengen Area - although it is notably not a member
of the European Union, nor the European Economic Area. Switzerland
comprises four main linguistic and cultural regions: German, French,
Italian and the Romansh-speaking valleys. Therefore, the Swiss, although
predominantly German-speaking, do not form a nation in the sense of a
common ethnic or linguistic identity; rather, the strong sense of
identity and community is founded on a common historical background,
shared values such as federalism and direct democracy, and Alpine
symbolism. Switzerland has the highest nominal wealth per adult
(financial and non-financial assets) in the world according to Credit
Suisse and eighth-highest per capita gross domestic product on the IMF
list. However, Switzerland is also the most expensive country in the
world to live in, as measured by the price level index. Swiss
citizens have the second-highest life expectancy in the world on the UN
DESA list. Switzerland is tied with the Netherlands for the top rank on
the Bribe Payers Index indicating very low levels of business
corruption. Moreover, for the last five years the country has been
ranked first in economic and tourist competitiveness according to the
Global Competitiveness Report and the Travel and Tourism Competitiveness
Report respectively, both developed by the World Economic Forum. Zürich
and Geneva have each been ranked among the top cities with the highest
quality of life in the world, with the former coming second globally
according to Mercer. However, Mercer also rates those two cities as the
fifth- and sixth- most expensive cities in the world to live in.
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