{"id":9473,"date":"2025-07-02T09:35:40","date_gmt":"2025-07-02T07:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sondermuenze.ch\/?post_type=magazin&#038;p=9473"},"modified":"2025-07-02T11:30:27","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T09:30:27","slug":"matterhorn-2kg-edition","status":"publish","type":"magazin","link":"https:\/\/www.sondermuenze.ch\/en\/magazine\/matterhorn-2kg-edition\/","title":{"rendered":"Matterhorn \u2013 2kg edition"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\">[vc_row][vc_column]<div class=\"section__text section__text--center intro-animation intro-animation--bottom\"><h1>Matterhorn<br \/>\n2kg edition<\/h1>\n<h3>On 14 July 2025, it will be 160 years since the first ascent of the Matterhorn. To mark this anniversary, the company CIT, Coin Invest AG, in cooperation with Swissmint, is issuing a silver coin weighing 2 kg.<\/h3>\n<\/div><div class=\"section__image section__image--center intro-animation intro-animation--bottom\"><div class=\"picture_container\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sondermuenze.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/bild-matterhorn-2-kg-1280x730-1.jpg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767.98px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sondermuenze.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/bild-matterhorn-2-kg-1280x730-1-768x438.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sondermuenze.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/bild-matterhorn-2-kg-1280x730-1.jpg\" alt=\"Matterhorn 2 Kilo Edition\" width=\"1280\" height=\"730\" \/><\/picture><\/div><\/div><div class=\"section__text section__text--center intro-animation intro-animation--bottom\"><p>A silver coin which is worthy of the famous mountain, it weighs 2 kg, measures 140 mm in diameter, is limited to 50 units and is made of the purest 0.9999 silver.<\/p>\n<p>It is captivating, with an exclusive colouration and an impressive relief of 14mm on the front and 5mm on the reverse \u2013 made possible through the use of innovative smartminting\u00ae technology. Four of the seven members of Edward Whymper\u2019s team lost their lives during the descent. In their memory, these fearless men are immortalised on the reverse. Edward Whymper\u2019s famous quote appears on the rim of the obverse:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>\u00abAt 1.40 p.m. the world was at our feet, and the Matterhorn was conquered. Hurrah! Not a footstep could be seen.\u00bb<\/strong><br \/>\nEdward Whymper<\/h3>\n<\/div>[vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"section__text section__text--center intro-animation intro-animation--bottom\"><h4><strong>Obverse<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>An impressive sculptural relief of the Matterhorn, which protrudes up to 14 mm from the coin.<\/p>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;]<div class=\"section__text section__text--center intro-animation intro-animation--bottom\"><h4><strong>Reverse<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Image of the seven members of the team which set off for the first successful ascent. Four of them lost their lives. The reverse of the coin also shows the date of the first ascent, 14 July 1865, the inscription \u201cMatterhorn\u201d, the face value of CHF 250, \u201cCONFOEDERATIO HELVETICA\u201d, and the year of issue 2025.<\/p>\n<\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner]<div class=\"section__button section__button--center intro-animation intro-animation--bottom\"><div class=\"button button--arrow button--filled\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cit.li\/en\/coin\/10607\/matterhorn---2-kilo-edition\" class=\"full\">Read more about this<\/a><span><svg class=\"icon icon--arrow icon--arrow-left\"><use href=\"#icon_arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><span>Read more about this<\/span><svg class=\"icon icon--arrow icon--arrow-right\"><use href=\"#icon_arrow\"><\/use><\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/div>","protected":false},"template":"","class_list":["post-9473","magazin","type-magazin","status-publish","hentry","thema-special-coins"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sondermuenze.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin\/9473","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sondermuenze.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sondermuenze.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/magazin"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.sondermuenze.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin\/9473\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9627,"href":"https:\/\/www.sondermuenze.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/magazin\/9473\/revisions\/9627"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sondermuenze.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9473"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}