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SWITZERLAND 5 Francs Helvetia assise 1874 Bruxelles XF

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Starting price :	75 €
Estimate :	150 €
Price :	91 €
Maximum bid :	95 €
End of the sale :	12 May 2026 18:53:21
bidders :	2 bidders

Type : 5 Francs Helvetia assise

Date: 1874

Mint name / Town : Bruxelles

Quantity minted : 1400000

Metal : silver

Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰

Diameter : 37 mm

Orientation dies : 6 h.

Weight : 24,64 g.

Edge : cannelée

Rarity : R1

Catalogue references :

KM19/11

Obverse

Obverse legend : HELVETIA.

Obverse description : La Suisse assise à gauche, levant la main droite et tenant un écu à ses armes devant un paysage montagneux, signature A. BOVY ; à l'exergue les différents.

Reverse

Reverse legend : 5 FR.// 1874 // B..

Reverse description : Couronne formée d’une branche de chêne et d’une branche de lis.

Commentary

Ce type est frappé en 1850 et 1851 à Paris (A), en 1873 et 1874 à Berne (B) et en 1874 à Bruxelles (B.).
This type was struck in 1850 and 1851 in Paris (A), in 1873 and 1874 in Bern (B) and in 1874 in Brussels (B.)