v19_2002 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA 10 Francs or "Vreneli" 1922 Berne
MONNAIES 19 (2004)
Starting price : 100.00 €
Estimate : 135.00 €
unsold lot
Starting price : 100.00 €
Estimate : 135.00 €
unsold lot
Type : 10 Francs or "Vreneli"
Date: 1922
Mint name / Town : Berne
Quantity minted : 1020000
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 19 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 3,22 g.
Edge : cannelée
Coments on the condition:
Exemplaire superbe avec un aspect légèrement mat
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : HELVETIA.
Obverse description : Buste diadémé d'Helvetia à gauche devant un paysage montagneux ; signature F. LANDRY devant le visage.
Reverse
Reverse legend : 10 - FR / 1922.
Reverse description : Croix suisse rayonnante au-dessus d'une branche.
Commentary
BOUTIQUE MONDE.
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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