5 Rappen Libertas; aluminium-bronze

5 Rappen (Libertas; aluminium-bronze) - obverse5 Rappen (Libertas; aluminium-bronze) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Switzerland
Period Federal State (1848-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1981-2023
Value 5 Rappen
0.05 CHF = USD 0.06
Currency Franc (1850-date)
Composition Aluminium-bronze (92% copper, 6% aluminium, 2% nickel)
Weight 1.80 g
Diameter 17.15 mm
Thickness 1.25 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number N# 171
References HMZ 2# 1212,
Jürg Richter, Ruedi Kunzmann; 2006. Der neue HMZ-Katalog / Band. 2. Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins : 15./16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
Divo/Tob19# –,
Jean-Paul Divo, Edwin Tobler; 1967. Die Münzen der Schweiz im 19. Und 20. Jahrhundert. Bank Leu AG, Zürich, Switzerland.
KM# 26c,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.
Schön# 24c,
Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.
And 2 more volumes.
Y# 
Richard S. Yeoman, Arthur L. Friedberg; 2007. A Catalog of Modern World Coins : 1850-1964 (14th edition). Whitman Publishing Company, Atlanta, United States.
And 1 more volumes.

Series: Libertas series

Obverse

Head of Libertas (Roman goddess of liberty) facing right, with braided hair tied with ribbon, and wearing tiara.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
CONFŒDERATIO HELVETICA
LIBERTAS
᛭ 2017 ᛭

Unabridged legend: Confoederatio Helvetica

Translation:
Swiss Confederation
Liberty

Designer: Karl Schwenzer

Karl Schwenzer (born February 26, 1843 in Löwenstein, died November 29, 1904 in Stuttgart) was a royal Württemberg court medalist, who has carried out in the period from about 1875 until his death in 1904, virtually all Württemberg coins and medals of that time.

Reverse

Wreath formed of two branches of grape vine bearing three bunches of grapes each and bound with a ribbon below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5
B

Designer: Karl Friedrich Voigt Read more on Wikipedia

Karl Friedrich Voigt (6 October 1800, Berlin - 13 October 1874, Trieste ) was a German medalist, engraver, gemstone cutter and die sinker. From 1829 to 1855 he was the chief engraver and medalist at the Royal Bavarian Mint in Munich. There, he was a die cutter for numerous coins of the Kingdom of Bavaria. From 1832, he also made coin dies in Munich for the Greek King Otto I, of the House of Wittelsbach, as well as various coins and medals for the Vatican state.

Edge

Plain

5 Rappen (Libertas; aluminium-bronze) -  obverse

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Mint

B Bern, Switzerland (1225-date)

Comments

Different groups of dies are known.

Obverse

Die 1 from model 1879 - large central dots in decorations, thin script to LIBERTAS.
Die 2 - small central dots in decorations, thick script to LIBERTAS.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.


Reverse
Die A from model 1879 - see description in the article https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces168.html.
Die B - numeral "5" thick,  wide ribbon.
Die C - numeral "5" thin, the right low tendril touches 2 berries, narrow ribbon.
Die D - numeral "5" thin, the right low tendril touches leaf and berry, narrow ribbon.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.


Combinations by groups
2+B: 1981.
2+C: 1981-1985.
2+D: 1986-2019.

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1981  79 020 000 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.37 $ 0.37 27%
1981  10 000 0.4% Proof
1982  75 340 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 $ 0.41 $ 0.41 24%
1982  10 000 0.5% Proof
1983  92 746 000 $ 0.07 $ 0.07 $ 0.18 $ 0.18 $ 0.22 $ 0.52 $ 0.52 26%
1983  11 000 0.4% Proof
1984  69 960 000 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.16 $ 0.19 $ 0.22 $ 0.37 22%
1984  14 000 0.3% Proof
1985  60 032 000 $ 0.20 $ 0.20 $ 0.22 $ 0.45 $ 0.54 20%
1985  12 000 0.2% Proof
1986 B 55 031 000 $ 0.11 $ 0.12 $ 0.18 $ 0.36 $ 0.73 18%
1986 B 10 000 0.2% Proof
1987 B 39 819 100 $ 0.11 $ 0.13 $ 0.22 $ 0.23 14%
1987 B 8 800 0.2% Proof
1988 B 55 035 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.16 $ 0.20 $ 0.27 19%
1988 B 9 000 0.3% Proof
1989 B 45 022 700 $ 0.05 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.22 $ 0.32 $ 0.54 15%
1989 B 8 800 0.3% Proof
1990 B 16 033 000 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.25 $ 0.35 $ 0.97 7%
1990 B 8 900 0.15% Proof
1991 B 35 026 100 $ 0.09 $ 0.10 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.16 $ 0.18 $ 0.54 12%
1991 B 9 900 0.2% Proof
1992 B 35 020 300 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.14 $ 0.18 11%
1992 B 7 450 0.20% Proof
1993 B 38 017 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.12 $ 0.14 $ 0.25 $ 0.54 11%
1993 B 6 200 0.13% Proof
1994 B 35 016 400 $ 0.18 $ 0.18 $ 0.22 $ 0.37 $ 0.54 11%
1994 B 6 100 0.19% Proof
1995 B 20 018 000 $ 0.11 $ 0.17 $ 0.17 $ 0.17 $ 0.54 7%
1995 B 6 100 0.20% Proof
1996 B 25 017 300 $ 0.14 $ 0.16 $ 0.22 $ 0.54 7%
1996 B 6 100 0.14% Proof
1997 B 25 016 500 $ 0.11 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.97 7%
1997 B 5 500 0.13% Proof
1998 B 10 016 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.15 4%
1998 B 4 800 0.10% Proof
1999 B 8 016 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.19 $ 0.34 $ 1.10 3%
1999 B 5 000 0.09% Proof
2000 B 5 020 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.44 $ 0.54 $ 0.97 3%
2000 B 5 500 0.10% Proof
2001 B 5 022 000 $ 0.04 $ 0.34 $ 0.86 $ 2.70 3%
2001 B 5 184 0.09% Proof
2002 B 12 024 000 $ 0.11 $ 0.14 $ 0.23 $ 0.76 5%
2002 B 4 518 0.13% Proof
2003 B 10 022 000 $ 0.18 $ 0.18 $ 0.30 $ 0.65 4%
2003 B 4 520 0.14% Proof
2004 B 10 026 000 $ 0.11 $ 0.14 $ 0.21 $ 0.96 4%
2004 B 4 168 0.11% Proof
2005 B 13 024 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.22 $ 0.28 $ 0.54 5%
2005 B 3 783 0.10% Proof
2006 B 12 026 000 $ 0.18 $ 0.18 $ 0.37 $ 0.97 4%
2006 B 4 000 0.10% Proof
2007 B 13 024 000 $ 0.14 $ 0.23 $ 0.54 4%
2007 B 3 415 0.14% Proof
2008 B 40 022 000 $ 0.11 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.33 $ 0.54 9%
2008 B 3 286 0.09% Proof
2009 B 45 022 000 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.16 $ 0.22 $ 0.43 9%
2009 B 3 115 0.13% Proof
2010 B 41 022 000 $ 0.11 $ 0.11 $ 0.22 $ 0.38 $ 0.54 9%
2010 B 4 000 0.17% Proof
2011 B 50 022 000 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.32 $ 0.54 9%
2011 B 4 000 0.16% Proof
2012 B 35 022 000 $ 0.19 $ 0.19 5%
2012 B 4 000 0.12% Proof
2013 B 37 020 000 $ 0.13 $ 0.14 $ 0.54 $ 0.54 6%
2013 B 3 500 0.10% Proof
2014 B 46 022 000 $ 0.11 $ 0.16 $ 0.18 $ 0.54 6%
2014 B 3 000 0.15% Proof
2015 B 64 026 000 $ 0.09 $ 0.10 $ 0.11 $ 0.14 $ 0.32 $ 0.50 6%
2015 B 3 000 0.16% Proof
2016 B 32 028 000 $ 0.05 $ 0.18 $ 0.44 3%
2016 B 3 000 0.11% Proof
2017 B 32 029 500 $ 0.05 $ 0.22 $ 0.54 2%
2017 B 2 500 0.09% Proof
2018 B 28 027 000 $ 0.15 $ 0.26 $ 0.54 1.7%
2018 B 2 500 0.16% Proof
2019 B 30 019 500 $ 0.13 $ 0.81 1.3%
2019 B 2 500 $ 0.43 0.16% Proof
2020  30 017 500 $ 0.05 $ 0.53 0.7%
2020 B 2 500 0.09% Proof
2021 B 27 018 500 0.15%
2021 B 2 500 0.08% Proof
2022 B 15 011 000 0.10%
2022 B 2 000 0.06% Proof
2023 B 10 020 750 0.11%
2023 B 2 000 0.07% Proof

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