fwo_835951 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA 1 rappen 1872 Berne
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Type : 1 rappen
Date: 1872
Mint name / Town : Berne
Quantity minted : 2080000
Metal : bronze
Diameter : 16 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 1,51 g.
Edge : lisse
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : HELVETIA/ (MILLÉSIME).
Obverse description : Écu de la Confédération helvétique sur une branche de chêne et de laurier croisées, sous un casque.
Reverse
Reverse description : 1 dans une couronne formée de deux branches d’olivier.
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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