Live auction - fwo_713006 - SWITZERLAND - CONFEDERATION OF HELVETIA 5 Francs Helvetia 1895 Berne
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| Estimate : | 400 € |
| Price : | 331 € |
| Maximum bid : | 331 € |
| End of the sale : | 25 January 2022 21:51:11 |
| bidders : | 2 bidders |
Type : 5 Francs Helvetia
Date: 1895
Mint name / Town : Berne
Quantity minted : 46000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 900 ‰
Diameter : 37,54 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 24,93 g.
Edge : inscrite en relief *********** DOMINVS*** PROVIDEBIT
Rarity : R2
Coments on the condition:
La monnaie a été nettoyée et présente des coups sur la tranché
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : CONFOEDERATIO - HELVETICA+ 1895.
Obverse description : Tête d'Helvetia diadémée à gauche avec une couronne d'épis.
Reverse
Reverse legend : 5 - F.
Reverse description : Écu surmonté d'une étoile dans une couronne composite.
Commentary
Cet écu est l'un des plus rares et des plus difficiles à trouver de la série suisse. En effet, contrairement aux "écus de tir", ces frappes à l'Helvetia ne furent pas conservées en souvenir ni thésaurisées..
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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