Live auction - fwo_1035017 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA 5 rappen 1850
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| Estimate : | 500 € |
| Price : | 870 € |
| Maximum bid : | 890 € |
| End of the sale : | 23 September 2025 20:46:13 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : 5 rappen
Date: 1850
Metal : billon
Millesimal fineness : 50 ‰
Diameter : 17 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,62 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R3
Coments on the condition:
Usure importante de circulation sur l’ensemble des reliefs
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : HELVETIA/ (MM) 1850 (LEVRETTE).
Obverse description : Écu de la Confédération helvétique posé sur des branches de chêne.
Reverse
Reverse description : 5 dans une couronne formée de deux branches de chêne.
Commentary
Variété sans la lettre d’atelier.
Variety without the workshop letter
Variety without the workshop letter
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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