½ Franc
Features
| Country | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1875-1967 |
| Value | 1/2 Franc / Franken / Franco (0.5 CHF) |
| Composition | Silver (.835) |
| Weight | 2.5 g |
| Diameter | 18.2 mm |
| Thickness | 1.28 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 04-01-1971 |
| References | KM# 23, Schön# 27 Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) |
Obverse
Helvetia, the female personification of Switzerland, wearing a toga, is holding a spear and is leaning on a Swiss shield. She is encircled by the 22 stars representing the 22 cantons in which the Confederation then consisted.
Lettering:
HELVETIA
A. BOVY INCT.
Engraver: A. Bovy d'après A. Walch
Reverse
NOTE: The B Mintmark is below the ribbon on the wreath
Lettering:
½ Fr.
1878
B
Engraver: A. Bovy d'après A. Walch
Edge
Reeded
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| Year | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1875 B | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||
| 1875 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1877 B | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||
| 1877 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1878 B | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||
| 1878 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1879 B | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||
| 1879 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1881 B | 1,000,000 | 7.92 | |||||||||
| 1881 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1882 B | 1,000,000 | ||||||||||
| 1882 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1894 A | 800,000 | ||||||||||
| 1894 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1896 B | 28 | Specimen | |||||||||
| 1898 B | 1,600,000 | 1.38 | 2.69 | ||||||||
| 1898 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1899 B | 400,000 | ||||||||||
| 1899 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1900 B | 400,000 | ||||||||||
| 1900 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1901 B | 200,000 | ||||||||||
| 1901 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1903 B | 800,000 | ||||||||||
| 1903 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1904 B | 400,000 | ||||||||||
| 1904 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1905 B | 600,000 | 3.87 | |||||||||
| 1905 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1906 B | 1,000,000 | 1.11 | |||||||||
| 1906 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1907 B | 1,200,000 | ||||||||||
| 1907 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1908 B | 800,000 | 3.12 | |||||||||
| 1908 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1909 B | 1,000,000 | 2.23 | |||||||||
| 1909 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1910 B | 1,000,000 | 2.70 | |||||||||
| 1910 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1913 B | 800,000 | ||||||||||
| 1913 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1914 B | 2,000,000 | 1.58 | |||||||||
| 1914 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1916 B | 800,000 | 1.90 | 3.40 | ||||||||
| 1916 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1920 B | 5,400,000 | 2.25 | 1.58 | 4.46 | 2.15 | ||||||
| 1920 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1921 B | 6,000,000 | 2.21 | 1.87 | ||||||||
| 1921 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1928 B | 1,000,000 | 4.40 | |||||||||
| 1928 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1929 B | 2,000,000 | 2.95 | |||||||||
| 1929 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1931 B | 1,000,000 | 3.34 | |||||||||
| 1931 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1932 B | 1,000,000 | 6.30 | |||||||||
| 1932 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1934 B | 2,000,000 | 2.51 | |||||||||
| 1934 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1936 B | 400,000 | ||||||||||
| 1936 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1937 B | 1,000,000 | 3.22 | |||||||||
| 1937 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1939 B | 1,001,000 | ||||||||||
| 1939 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1940 B | 2,002,000 | 2.23 | |||||||||
| 1940 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1941 B | 200,000 | 6.16 | |||||||||
| 1941 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1942 B | 2,969,000 | 2.62 | 2.70 | ||||||||
| 1942 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1943 B | 4,573,000 | 2.79 | 3.09 | ||||||||
| 1943 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1944 B | 7,455,000 | 1.81 | 2.29 | ||||||||
| 1944 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1945 B | 4,928,000 | 3.01 | 1.98 | ||||||||
| 1945 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1946 B | 6,817,000 | 1.67 | 3.81 | coin alignment | |||||||
| 1946 B | medal alignment | ||||||||||
| 1946 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1948 B | 6,113,000 | 3.34 | 1.38 | 2.54 | |||||||
| 1948 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1950 B | 7,148,000 | 1.71 | 1.97 | 2.85 | |||||||
| 1950 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1951 B | 8,530,000 | 1.42 | 2.08 | 2.30 | |||||||
| 1951 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1952 B | 14,023,000 | 1.67 | 2.23 | 2.54 | 4.46 | 4.29 | |||||
| 1952 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1953 B | 3,567,000 | 2.50 | 2.23 | ||||||||
| 1953 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1955 B | 1,320,000 | 2.34 | |||||||||
| 1955 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1956 B | 4,250,000 | 1.95 | 2.68 | 4.18 | |||||||
| 1956 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1957 B | 12,085,000 | 2.37 | 3.37 | 2.39 | |||||||
| 1957 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1958 B | 11,558,000 | 1.84 | 2.84 | ||||||||
| 1958 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1959 B | 12,581,000 | 2.51 | 1.67 | 5.02 | |||||||
| 1959 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1960 B | 14,528,000 | 2.01 | 1.80 | ||||||||
| 1960 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1961 B | 6,906,000 | 2.68 | 2.54 | ||||||||
| 1961 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1962 B | 18,272,000 | 1.46 | 2.16 | 1.97 | 2.06 | 4.35 | |||||
| 1962 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1963 B | 25,168,000 | 0.72 | 1.51 | 2.41 | 3.30 | 3.00 | |||||
| 1963 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1964 B | 22,720,000 | 1.67 | 2.93 | 2.84 | 5.01 | ||||||
| 1964 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1965 B | 17,920,000 | 1.67 | 2.60 | ||||||||
| 1965 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1966 B | 10,008,000 | 2.23 | 1.97 | 2.71 | |||||||
| 1966 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1967 B | 16,096,000 | 2.51 | 2.23 | 2.98 | |||||||
| 1967 B | Specimen | ||||||||||
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