Country of Origin: Switzerland
EXTREMELY RARE SWISS CONFEDERATION WILLIAM TELL
CERTIFIED BY NGC MATTE PROOF 70 COIN
LESS THAN 100 KNOWN
OBV: WILLIAM TELL
REV: ARMS OF SWITZERLAND WITH CROSSED MUSKETS SURROUNDED BY THE SHIELDS OF THE SWISS CANTONS MEDALLIC ISSUE IN THE TRADITION OF A SWISS SHOOTING THALER OR SHOOTING FESTIVAL COMMEMORATIVE AND LEGALLY EQUAL TO 100 FRANCS IN DENOMINATION
WILLIAM TELL IS A FOLK HERO OF SWITZERLAND, AND CREDITED WITH STARTING THE REBELLION THAT LED TO SWISS INDEPENDENCE IN LEGEND, THE EXPERT CROSSBOWMAN WAS FORCED TO SHOOT AN APPLE OFF HIS SON'S HEAD BY THE AUSTRIAN GOVERNOR OF ALTDORF AS PUNISHMENT FOR HIS REFUSAL TO BOW TO AUTHORITY
CONTAINS 31.1030 GRAMS (1 OZ) OF .999 PLATINUM
33 MM IN DIAMETER
