Issuer | Switzerland |
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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, ![]() ![]() ![]() And 5 more volumes. ![]() And 2 more volumes. ![]() And 1 more volumes. |
Series: Helvetia standing series
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.
Wreath formed of oak and alpine rose branches tied with a ribbon below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1 Fr.
1899
B
Designer: Friedrich Fisch
Reeded.
© Walter_Scott
B | Bern, Switzerland (1225-date) |
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 The coins were released on 10 May 1968 and the old silver coins were withdrawn on 1 April 1971.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 | ||||
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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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Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232303 Lot 63627 ![]() |
Jan 12, 2023 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 1560.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 69 Lot 1171 ![]() |
Oct 29, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 27.18
(EUR 25.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 2204 ![]() |
Jul 26, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 435.99
(EUR 401.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 2203 ![]() |
Jul 26, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 158.74
(EUR 146.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 2205 ![]() |
Jul 26, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 169.61
(EUR 156.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 2206 ![]() |
Jul 26, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 86.98
(EUR 80.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 2207 ![]() |
Jul 26, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 158.74
(EUR 146.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 2208 ![]() |
Jul 26, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 45.66
(EUR 42.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 2209 ![]() |
Jul 26, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 130.47
(EUR 120.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 2210 ![]() |
Jul 26, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 60.89
(EUR 56.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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