v14_1619 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA 1 franc 1850 Paris
MONNAIES 14 (2002)
Starting price : 140.00 €
Estimate : 230.00 €
Realised price : 140.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 154.00 €
Starting price : 140.00 €
Estimate : 230.00 €
Realised price : 140.00 €
Number of bids : 1
Maximum bid : 154.00 €
Type : 1 franc
Date: 1850
Mint name / Town : Paris
Quantity minted : 5750000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 23 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 4,93 g.
Edge : cannelée
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Usure de circulation sur l’Helvetia au droit. Belle patine grise aux reflets mordorés
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : HELVETIA.
Obverse description : Helvetia assise et appuyée sur un écu, étendant la main sur des montagnes, signature A. BOVY.
Reverse
Reverse legend : 1 FR./ 1850/ A.
Reverse description : Légende dans une couronne composite.
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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