Live auction - fwo_1082346 - SWITZERLAND 5 Francs Helvetia 1894 Berne

SWITZERLAND 5 Francs Helvetia 1894 Berne XF

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Estimate :	600 €
Price :	600 €
Maximum bid :	600 €
End of the sale :	03 March 2026 18:34:00
bidders :	3 bidders

Type : 5 Francs Helvetia

Date: 1894

Mint name / Town : Berne

Quantity minted : 34000

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰

Diameter : 37,54 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 25,04 g.

Edge : inscrite en relief *********** DOMINVS*** PROVIDEBIT

Rarity : R2

Coments on the condition:

Monnaie ayant été nettoyée

Catalogue references :

KM.19/34

Obverse

Obverse legend : CONFOEDERATIO - HELVETICA+ 1894.

Obverse description : Tête d'Helvetia diadémée à gauche avec une couronne d'épis.

Reverse

Reverse legend : 5 - F.

Reverse description : Écu surmonté d'une étoile dans une couronne composite.

Commentary

Cet écu est l'un des plus rares et des plus difficiles à trouver de la série suisse. En effet, contrairement aux "écus de tir", ces frappes à l'Helvetia ne furent pas conservées en souvenir ni thésaurisées..
This shield is one of the rarest and hardest to find in the Swiss series. Unlike the \\\"shooting shields,\\\" these Helvetia-shaped coins were not kept as souvenirs or hoarded.