Live auction - fwo_397155 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA 20 Francs or Helvetia 1891 Berne
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| Estimate : | 300 € |
| Price : | 220 € |
| Maximum bid : | 250 € |
| End of the sale : | 26 July 2016 16:31:11 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : 20 Francs or Helvetia
Date: 1891
Mint name / Town : Berne
Quantity minted : 100000
Metal : gold
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 21 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 6,45 g.
Edge : inscrite en relief *********** DOMINVS*** PROVIDEBIT
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : CONFŒDERATIO - HELVETICA.
Obverse description : Tête d'Helvetia diadémée à gauche avec LIBERTAS en creux sur le diadème.
Obverse translation : (Confédération helvétique).
Reverse
Reverse legend : 20 - FR// 1891.
Reverse description : Écu surmonté d'une étoile 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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