Live auction - fwo_548810 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA 5 Francs Helvetia 1874 Bruxelles
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| Estimate : | 500 € |
| Price : | 250 € |
| Maximum bid : | 270 € |
| End of the sale : | 03 December 2019 19:58:17 |
| bidders : | 1 bidder |
Type : 5 Francs Helvetia
Date: 1874
Mint name / Town : Bruxelles
Quantity minted : 196000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 37 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 24,98 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire de qualité exceptionnelle mais malheureusement nettoyé avec un avers qui présente de nombreuses rayures. La pièce reste toute de même agréable
Catalogue references :
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.). Frappe médaille et point après B. : cette pièce est frappée à Bruxelles.
This type was struck in 1850 and 1851 in Paris (A), in 1873 and 1874 in Bern (B) and in 1874 in Brussels (B.). Medal and dot strike after B.: this coin was struck in Brussels
This type was struck in 1850 and 1851 in Paris (A), in 1873 and 1874 in Bern (B) and in 1874 in Brussels (B.). Medal and dot strike after B.: this coin was struck in Brussels
Historical background
SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA
(since 1848)
Switzerland formed a Confederation in 1848. It adopted the Swiss Franc, aligned with the French Franc in 1850. It joined the Latin Union in December 1865. It remained neutral during the two world wars and later grew rich thanks to its banks.
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