1 Franc Helvetia standing; silver
Features
| Issuer | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Period |
Federal State (1848-date)
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| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1875-1967 |
| Value | 1 Franc (1 CHF) |
| Currency | Franc (1850-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.835) (16.5% copper) |
| Weight | 5 g |
| Diameter | 23.3 mm |
| Thickness | 1.52 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 1 April 1971 |
| Number |
N# 184
Numista type number (https://en.numista.com/help/what-is-the-n-number-visible-in-the-catalogue-33.html)
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| References |
HMZ 2# 1204,  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.  Jean-Paul Divo, Edwin Tobler; 1967. Die Münzen der Schweiz im 19. Und 20. Jahrhundert. Bank Leu AG, Zürich, Switzerland.  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.  Gerhard Schön; 2022. Weltmünzkatalog / 20. Jahrhundert: 1901-2000 (47. Auflage). Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany. And 2 more volumes.  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: Helvetia standing series
Obverse
Full-length figure of Helvetia, standing, facing left, wearing toga, holding a spear in right hand, and supporting shield with coat of arms of Switzerland with left hand. 22 stars around, representing the 22 cantons of the Swiss confederation.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
HELVETIA
A . BOVY INCᵀ.
Translation:
Antoine Bovy incidit.
Engraved by Antoine Bovy.
Engraver:
Antoine Bovy 
Antoine Bovy, born in Geneva on 14 December 1795 and died in the same town on 18 September 1877, is a Swiss sculptor and medalist naturalized French.
Designer:
Albert Walch
Albert Walch (born 10 October 1816 in Augsburg, died 25 March 1882 in Bern) was a German painter who worked in Bern. Albert Walch was the son of the painter and publisher Johann Sebastian Walch (1787–1840). He received his training from 1833 at the Munich Art Academy with Peter von Cornelius. He then worked at his father's or brother Adolf Walch's (1815–1886) publishing house until he went to Rome from 1847 to 1849. From 1849 he lived in Bern, where he also worked as a teacher at the art school from 1871 until his death. He painted portraits, history and genre pictures, designed festive decorations, coins and handicrafts. The designs for the standing Helvetia and the head of Helvetia for the Swiss coins are his best known to this day.
Reverse
Wreath formed of oak and alpine rose branches tied with a ribbon below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1 Fr.
1899
B
Engraver:
Antoine Bovy
Antoine Bovy, born in Geneva on 14 December 1795 and died in the same town on 18 September 1877, is a Swiss sculptor and medalist naturalized French.Designer: Friedrich Fisch
Edge
Reeded.
© Walter_Scott
Mint
| B | Bern, Switzerland (1225-date) |
Comments
In 1967, the price of silver soared steeply, reaching 260 francs per kilogram in August and 350 francs per kilogram in March 1968. At this time, the melt value of the 1/2 franc pieces was ≈0.73 francs. Switzerland started to experience a severe shortage of cash, especially in the north, where people were exporting coins to Germany to be melted. In spite of strict measures against hoarding and melting coins, it is estimated that around 100 tonnes of silver in 1/2, 1 and 2 franc coins were melted. The crisis concluded in 1968, when the Swiss mint started to mint coins in a copper-nickel alloy at full capacity, around 1.5 million coins per day. The coins were released on 10 May 1968 and the old silver coins were withdrawn on 1 April 1971.
The spacing of the numerals in the date varies depending on the year.
Compare the 1914 and 1958 coins below:
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| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| 1875 B | 1 036 000 | $ 5.40 | $ 5.40 | $ 5.40 | 4% | ||||||||
| 1875 B | 0.12% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1876 B | 2 500 000 | $ 4.30 | $ 5.50 | $ 5.50 | 6% | ||||||||
| 1876 B | 0.12% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1877 B | 2 520 000 | $ 3.90 | $ 3.90 | $ 3.90 | $ 5.40 | $ 5.40 | 6% | ||||||
| 1877 B | 0.10% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1880 B | 945 000 | $ 4.70 | $ 4.70 | $ 8.30 | 4% | ||||||||
| 1880 B | 0.06% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1886 B | 1 000 000 | $ 3.00 | $ 3.00 | $ 8.70 | 5% | ||||||||
| 1886 B | 0.10% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1887 B | 1 000 000 | $ 5.50 | $ 5.50 | $ 5.50 | 5% | ||||||||
| 1887 B | 0.06% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1894 A | 1 200 000 | $ 3.30 | $ 6.30 | $ 6.70 | 4% | ||||||||
| 1894 A | 0.06% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1896 B | 28 | 0.12% | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1898 B | 400 000 | $ 5.40 | $ 5.40 | $ 8.70 | 3% | ||||||||
| 1898 B | 0.06% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1899 B | 400 000 | $ 5.00 | $ 7.50 | $ 8.70 | 3% | ||||||||
| 1899 B | 0.10% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1900 B | 400 000 | $ 4.10 | $ 4.10 | $ 6.50 | 3% | ||||||||
| 1900 B | 0.06% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1901 B | 400 000 | $ 6.50 | $ 8.70 | 4% | |||||||||
| 1901 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1903 B | 1 000 000 | $ 4.60 | $ 4.60 | $ 4.60 | 6% | ||||||||
| 1903 B | 0.10% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1904 B | 400 000 | $ 5.40 | $ 6.50 | 3% | |||||||||
| 1904 B | 0.12% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1905 B | 700 000 | $ 4.20 | $ 6.50 | 5% | |||||||||
| 1905 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1906 B | 700 000 | $ 4.70 | $ 4.70 | $ 4.70 | 6% | ||||||||
| 1906 B | 0.06% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1907 B | 800 000 | $ 3.90 | $ 4.80 | $ 5.40 | $ 7.60 | 5% | |||||||
| 1907 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1908 B | 1 200 000 | $ 3.90 | $ 3.90 | $ 4.30 | 7% | ||||||||
| 1908 B | 0.12% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1909 B | 900 000 | $ 3.80 | $ 5.40 | 6% | |||||||||
| 1909 B | 0.06% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1910 B | 1 000 000 | $ 4.30 | $ 6.00 | 6% | |||||||||
| 1910 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1911 B | 1 200 000 | $ 4.70 | $ 5.40 | $ 7.30 | 7% | ||||||||
| 1911 B | 0.10% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1912 B | 1 200 000 | $ 3.40 | $ 4.30 | 7% | |||||||||
| 1912 B | 0.10% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1913 B | 1 200 000 | $ 4.30 | $ 4.30 | $ 5.40 | $ 9.10 | 7% | |||||||
| 1913 B | 0.12% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1914 B | 4 200 000 | $ 2.90 | $ 4.20 | $ 4.40 | $ 6.10 | 16% | |||||||
| 1914 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1916 B | 1 000 000 | $ 4.30 | $ 4.80 | 6% | |||||||||
| 1916 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1920 B | 3 300 000 | $ 3.00 | $ 3.30 | $ 4.30 | $ 4.60 | 14% | |||||||
| 1920 B | 0.2% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1921 B | 3 800 000 | $ 3.50 | $ 3.50 | $ 4.30 | $ 6.40 | $ 13 | 15% | ||||||
| 1921 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1928 B | 1 500 000 | $ 4.30 | $ 6.00 | $ 6.10 | 8% | ||||||||
| 1928 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1931 B | 1 000 000 | $ 4.00 | $ 4.00 | $ 4.00 | 6% | ||||||||
| 1931 B | 0.10% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1932 B | 500 000 | $ 5.10 | $ 6.00 | 4% | |||||||||
| 1932 B | 0.10% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1934 B | 500 000 | $ 6.50 | $ 7.20 | 4% | |||||||||
| 1934 B | 0.06% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1936 B | 500 000 | $ 3.00 | $ 4.90 | $ 9.80 | 4% | ||||||||
| 1936 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1937 B | 1 000 000 | $ 4.30 | $ 5.40 | 6% | |||||||||
| 1937 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1939 B | 2 106 000 | $ 4.00 | $ 5.40 | $ 6.50 | 9% | ||||||||
| 1939 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1940 B | 2 003 000 | $ 3.60 | $ 5.40 | $ 6.50 | 9% | ||||||||
| 1940 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1943 B | 3 526 000 | $ 3.30 | $ 4.30 | $ 4.30 | $ 5.60 | 14% | |||||||
| 1943 B | 0.18% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1944 B | 6 225 000 | $ 3.20 | $ 3.80 | $ 3.80 | $ 3.80 | $ 5.10 | 19% | ||||||
| 1944 B | 0.12% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1945 B | 7 794 000 | $ 3.10 | $ 3.10 | $ 4.20 | $ 4.20 | $ 7.50 | $ 7.50 | 21% | |||||
| 1945 B | 0.16% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1946 B | 2 539 000 | $ 2.90 | $ 3.60 | $ 3.70 | $ 6.50 | $ 7.20 | $ 9.10 | 10% | |||||
| 1946 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1947 B | 624 000 | $ 5.40 | $ 6.10 | 4% | |||||||||
| 1947 B | 0.06% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1952 B | 2 853 000 | $ 3.80 | $ 5.70 | $ 6.00 | $ 11 | 11% | |||||||
| 1952 B | 0.12% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1953 B | 786 000 | $ 6.80 | $ 6.80 | 4% | |||||||||
| 1953 B | 0.06% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1955 B | 194 000 | $ 12 | $ 12 | 3% | |||||||||
| 1955 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1956 B | 2 500 000 | $ 2.30 | $ 3.80 | $ 5.40 | $ 6.90 | 11% | |||||||
| 1956 B | 0.10% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1957 B | 6 421 000 | $ 2.20 | $ 3.80 | $ 3.80 | $ 6.90 | $ 7.10 | 12% | ||||||
| 1957 B | 0.16% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1958 B | 3 580 000 | $ 3.80 | $ 4.30 | $ 8.60 | $ 8.60 | 10% | |||||||
| 1958 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1959 B | 1 859 000 | $ 4.30 | $ 5.40 | 6% | |||||||||
| 1959 B | 0.10% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1960 B | 3 523 000 | $ 3.80 | $ 3.80 | $ 4.10 | $ 8.90 | 9% | |||||||
| 1960 B | 0.10% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1961 B | 6 549 000 | $ 3.30 | $ 3.50 | $ 4.50 | $ 6.50 | $ 7.10 | 13% | ||||||
| 1961 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1962 B | 6 220 000 | $ 3.70 | $ 4.90 | $ 5.90 | $ 7.40 | 11% | |||||||
| 1962 B | 0.12% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1963 B | 13 476 000 | $ 3.30 | $ 3.60 | $ 3.60 | $ 6.00 | 15% | |||||||
| 1963 B | 0.16% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1964 B | 12 560 000 | $ 3.40 | $ 3.80 | $ 4.30 | $ 5.00 | 13% | |||||||
| 1964 B | 0.10% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1965 B | 5 032 000 | $ 3.30 | $ 3.70 | $ 5.50 | $ 5.50 | 6% | |||||||
| 1965 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1966 B | 3 032 000 | $ 4.60 | $ 4.60 | $ 5.90 | $ 6.00 | 4% | |||||||
| 1966 B | 0.12% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1967 B | 2 088 000 | $ 4.60 | $ 4.60 | $ 6.60 | 4% | ||||||||
| 1967 B | 0.2% | Specimen | |||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 5
Bullion value: USD 3.17
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Version | Grade | Price |
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Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232303 Lot 63627 
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Jan 12, 2023 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 1560.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 69 Lot 1171
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Oct 29, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 27.18
(EUR 25.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 2204
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Jul 26, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 435.99
(EUR 401.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 2203
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Jul 26, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 158.74
(EUR 146.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 2205
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Jul 26, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 169.61
(EUR 156.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 2206
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Jul 26, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 86.98
(EUR 80.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 2207
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Jul 26, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 158.74
(EUR 146.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 2208
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Jul 26, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 45.66
(EUR 42.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 2209
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Jul 26, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 130.47
(EUR 120.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 2210
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Jul 26, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 60.89
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