2 Francs Helvetia standing; silver
Features
| Issuer | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Period |
Federal State (1848-date)
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| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1874-1967 |
| Value | 2 Francs (2 CHF) |
| Currency | Franc (1850-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.835) (16.5% copper) |
| Weight | 10 g |
| Diameter | 27.4 mm |
| Thickness | 2.09 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 1 April 1971 |
| Number |
N# 188
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# 1202,  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:
2 Fr.
1936
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.
© Rhonan (CC BY-NC-SA)
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 circa 0.73 francs. Switzerland started to experience a severe shortage of cash, especially in the north, where people were illegally 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.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| 1874 B | 1 000 000 | $ 8.70 | $ 11 | 5% | |||||||||
| 1874 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1875 B | 982 000 | $ 8.20 | $ 9.10 | $ 16 | 5% | ||||||||
| 1875 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1878 B | 1 500 000 | $ 6.60 | $ 8.20 | $ 9.80 | 7% | ||||||||
| 1878 B | 0.11% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1879 B | 518 000 | $ 13 | $ 13 | $ 19 | 4% | ||||||||
| 1879 B | 0.11% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1886 B | 1 000 000 | $ 6.30 | $ 9.50 | $ 9.70 | $ 10 | 8% | |||||||
| 1886 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1894 A | 700 000 | $ 5.40 | $ 8.40 | $ 11 | 6% | ||||||||
| 1894 A | 0.11% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1896 B | 0.4% | ||||||||||||
| 1896 B | 20 | 0.11% | Specimen | ||||||||||
| 1901 B | 50 000 | 1.1% | |||||||||||
| 1901 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1903 B | 300 000 | $ 6.50 | $ 11 | $ 11 | 5% | ||||||||
| 1903 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1904 B | 200 000 | $ 27 | $ 27 | $ 27 | 4% | ||||||||
| 1904 B | 0.11% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1905 B | 300 000 | $ 8.70 | 4% | ||||||||||
| 1905 B | 0.11% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1906 B | 400 000 | $ 6.40 | $ 7.20 | $ 9.90 | 6% | ||||||||
| 1906 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1907 B | 300 000 | $ 6.60 | $ 11 | 4% | |||||||||
| 1907 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1908 B | 200 000 | $ 11 | 3% | ||||||||||
| 1908 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1909 B | 300 000 | $ 6.20 | $ 8.70 | 5% | |||||||||
| 1909 B | 0.11% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1910 B | 250 000 | $ 7.00 | $ 9.90 | $ 18 | 4% | ||||||||
| 1910 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1911 B | 400 000 | $ 10 | $ 10 | 5% | |||||||||
| 1911 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1912 B | 0.2% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1912 B | 400 000 | $ 7.30 | $ 11 | $ 11 | 5% | with a B | |||||||
| 1913 B | 300 000 | $ 8.80 | $ 9.20 | 4% | |||||||||
| 1913 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1914 B | 1 000 000 | $ 7.50 | $ 7.50 | 9% | |||||||||
| 1914 B | 0.16% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1916 B | 250 000 | $ 9.20 | $ 9.20 | $ 9.20 | 4% | ||||||||
| 1916 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1920 B | 2 300 000 | $ 5.40 | $ 5.40 | $ 8.70 | $ 10 | 15% | |||||||
| 1920 B | 0.2% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1921 B | 2 000 000 | $ 6.50 | $ 6.50 | $ 8.90 | $ 11 | 13% | |||||||
| 1921 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1922 B | 4 000 000 | $ 10 | $ 10 | 5% | |||||||||
| 1922 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1928 B | 750 000 | $ 11 | $ 13 | 7% | |||||||||
| 1928 B | 0.11% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1931 B | 500 000 | $ 11 | $ 13 | 6% | |||||||||
| 1931 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1932 B | 250 000 | $ 12 | 4% | ||||||||||
| 1932 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1936 B | 250 000 | $ 10 | $ 10 | 4% | |||||||||
| 1936 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1937 B | 250 000 | $ 7.60 | 3% | ||||||||||
| 1937 B | 0.11% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1939 B | 1 455 000 | $ 8.30 | $ 8.30 | 10% | |||||||||
| 1939 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1940 B | 2 503 000 | $ 6.20 | $ 7.80 | $ 7.80 | $ 11 | 15% | |||||||
| 1940 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1941 B | 1 192 000 | $ 9.00 | $ 9.00 | 9% | |||||||||
| 1941 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1943 B | 2 089 000 | $ 6.20 | $ 8.40 | $ 8.40 | 12% | ||||||||
| 1943 B | 0.16% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1944 B | 6 276 000 | $ 5.60 | $ 5.60 | $ 6.50 | $ 7.90 | $ 7.90 | 27% | ||||||
| 1944 B | 0.2% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1945 B | 1 134 000 | $ 9.70 | $ 9.70 | 8% | |||||||||
| 1945 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1946 B | 1 629 000 | $ 6.40 | $ 7.60 | $ 8.10 | 10% | ||||||||
| 1946 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1947 B | 500 000 | $ 6.30 | $ 8.50 | $ 8.50 | 5% | ||||||||
| 1947 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1948 B | 920 000 | $ 6.50 | $ 8.20 | 8% | |||||||||
| 1948 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1953 B | 438 000 | $ 6.70 | $ 7.80 | 4% | |||||||||
| 1953 B | 0.08% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1955 B | 1 032 000 | $ 7.80 | $ 8.20 | $ 12 | $ 12 | 7% | |||||||
| 1955 B | 0.19% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1957 B | 2 298 000 | $ 5.90 | $ 8.60 | $ 8.60 | $ 8.60 | 10% | |||||||
| 1957 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1958 B | 650 000 | $ 7.60 | $ 7.60 | $ 8.60 | $ 8.60 | 10% | |||||||
| 1958 B | 0.16% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1959 B | 2 905 000 | $ 9.10 | $ 9.10 | $ 9.80 | 6% | ||||||||
| 1959 B | 0.11% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1960 B | 1 980 000 | $ 5.90 | $ 6.80 | 8% | |||||||||
| 1960 B | 0.11% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1961 B | 4 653 000 | $ 6.50 | $ 6.90 | $ 6.90 | $ 7.80 | $ 11 | 13% | ||||||
| 1961 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1963 B | 8 030 000 | $ 5.80 | $ 5.80 | $ 6.50 | $ 7.90 | $ 7.90 | 17% | ||||||
| 1963 B | 0.14% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1964 B | 4 558 000 | $ 6.60 | $ 6.60 | $ 7.10 | $ 9.70 | $ 10 | 12% | ||||||
| 1964 B | 0.19% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1965 B | 8 526 000 | $ 7.30 | $ 7.30 | $ 7.40 | $ 8.20 | 13% | |||||||
| 1965 B | 0.2% | Specimen | |||||||||||
| 1967 B | 4 132 000 | $ 6.90 | $ 6.90 | $ 9.90 | $ 9.90 | 8% | |||||||
| 1967 B | 0.5% | Specimen | |||||||||||
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Bullion value: USD 6.34
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Past sales
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Katz Auction 69 Lot 1169 
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Oct 29, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 22.83
(EUR 21.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 69 Lot 1170
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Oct 29, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 25.01
(EUR 23.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 2190
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Jul 26, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 437.07
(EUR 402.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 2189
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Jul 26, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 483.83
(EUR 445.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 63 Lot 2191
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Jul 26, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 134.82
(EUR 124.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz Auction 61 Lot 3393
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Jun 7, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 34.79
(EUR 32.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Katz E-Auction 60 Lot 2469
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May 14, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC |
USD 71.76
(EUR 66.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232216 Lot 63671
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Apr 14, 2022 | Undetermined |
UNC (ANACS MS67) |
USD 55.00
(incl. buyer's premium) |
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Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232209 Lot 61663
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Feb 24, 2022 | Undetermined | UNC | The lot includes several items. |
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Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232209 Lot 61662
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Feb 24, 2022 | Undetermined |
UNC (NGC MS67) |
USD 73.00
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