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COMMON WORDS AND PHRASES RELATED TO SCHÜTZENFESTS

German

English

French
armburst cross-bow arbelète
beider Basel both Basels (city & Canton) tous Balé
ehrenmeldung honor card carte honneur
Eidegenössisches Schützenfest Federal Shooting Festival Tir Fédéral
einseitig one-sided uniface
Festzeitung Newspaper of the Shoot Journal de Fête
freischiessen free shoot libre tir
gelocht holed trouée
gesellechaft association association
jubiläumschiessen jubilee/celebration shoot Tir célébration
kaddetenfest Cadet’s festival cadet fête
kleinkaliber small caliber petite calibre
knabbenschiessen children shoot enfant tir
mit öse with loop bélière
öse enfernt loop removed bélière supprimée
schärfe edge of rim bord
schiessen shoot tir
schuss shot coup
silber silver argent
standschützengesellschaft rifle range shooting association Tir á la association
rand face of rim tranche
verband Union Union
verein society société
vergoldet gold plated doré
versilbert silver plated argenté
wappen arms/shield/herald armoires
wappenscheibe leaded stained glass panel armoires verre
wettschiessen competitive shoot concours tir
widmung dedication dédicace

CONDITION RELATED

German
Abbrév.

German
Erhaltungsgrade

English
Grade

French
États de
conservation

Italian
Stati di
conservazione
PP Polierte Platte Proof (PR) Flan bruni (FB) Proof
st Stempelglanz, Stempelfrisch Uncirculated (UNC) Fleur de coin (FDC) Fior di conio
vz Vorzüglich Extremly fine (EF or XF) Superbe (SUP) Splendido
ss Sehr schön Very fine (VF) Très Très beau (TTB) Bellissimo
s Schön Fine (F) Très beau (TB) Molto bello

OTHER TERMINOLOGY
Abbrev.

Terme

 English
Hklsp., Hksp. Henkelspur trace of mounting, mounting removed, solder
kl. Kleine Small, minor
winz. Winzige very small, very little
Randf. Randfehler rim nick
  Prachtexemplar splendid specimen, beauty
  (sehr) selten (very) rare
just. justiert adjust
bkfr., bfr. unzirkuliert / bankfrisch uncirculated = unc
Erh. Erhaltung conditions; grading
Jg. Jahrgang year
kfr. kassenfrisch crisp uncirculated
o.D. ohne Datum undated
o.J. ohne Jahr without year
Rs. Rückseite, Revers back, revers
Vs. Vorderseite obverse, front side
clnd. gereinigt cleaned
  Patina – natürliche natural toned, toning
  Patina – (fleckig) scattered toning spots
  gelocht holed
  vergoldet gilded
  verschmutzt dirty, soiled
  zentriert centered
  Kratzer scratched, detracting marks
  Brustbild bust
  Auflage (höhe) edition / mintage
Abb. Abbildung picture
  dezentriert off-center
  Prägeschwäche / schwache Prägung weak strike
  Riß tear
ber. Berieben, Abreibung rubbing
  poliert, aufpoliert polished
  fast stempelglanz near Uncirculated, so not 100% Uncirculated, but better than Extremely fine
  fast vorzüglich near Extremely fine, so not 100% Extremely fine, but better than Very fine
ss+ besser als sehr schön a little better than Very fine

 

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