Abstract: The disclosure relates to an electrical contact system for a switching device having a mating contact and a second contact. According to the invention, the second contact has a contact tulip, at the outer face of which a current transfer takes place to an annular part of the mating contact. Exemplary embodiments relate to, inter alia: additional current transfer at an inner contact-making face of the contact tulip to a pin-shaped part of the mating contact; mating contact with mating contact tulip for engaging with the contact tulip; and measures for improving the contact forces. Advantages include: tulip-in-tulip design with large contact face, high contact force, reduced number of contact fingers, reduced number of mating contact fingers, and improved adjustment tolerance; contact tulip acts as an arcing contact and at the same time as a short-term current contact.