5 Francs Herdsman; copper-nickel; embossed edge
Features
| Issuer | Switzerland |
|---|---|
| Period |
Federal State (1848-date)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Years | 1968-2022 |
| Value | 5 Francs 5 CHF = USD 5.30 |
| Currency | Franc (1850-date) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel (75% copper, 25% nickel) |
| Weight | 13.20 g |
| Diameter | 31.45 mm |
| Thickness | 2.35 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Number |
N# 195
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# 1200,  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. |
Obverse
Bust of curly-haired herdsman, facing right, wearing hooded shirt, often mistakenly identified as William Tell.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CONFOEDERATIO HELVETICA
P , BVRKHARD , INCᵀ,
Unabridged legend: Confederatio Helvetica. Paul Burkhard incidit.
Translation: Swiss Confederation. Engraved by Paul Burkhard.
Designer: Paul Burkhard
Reverse
The Swiss escutcheon with flower wreaths and the face value, date and mintmark if present at bottom.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
5 FR.
1994
B
Designer: Paul Burkhard
Edge
Embossed lettering.
Script: Latin
Lettering: ★★★ DOMINUS | PROVIDEBIT | ★★★★★★★★★★
Translation: The Lord Will Provide
© nalaberong
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, 1, and 2 franc pieces was circa 46% higher than their nominal value. Nevertheless, the nominal value of the 5 franc coin continued to stay slightly above its melt value of 4.38 francs. Switzerland started to experience a severe shortage of cash, due to the 1⁄2, 1, and 2 franc pieces being illegally melted. To a certain extend, the number of 5 franc pieces in circulation also dropped, due to hoarding.
To alleviate the crisis, the federal council switched to a copper-nickel alloy for the 1⁄2, 1, and 2 franc pieces in 1968. Moreover, the federal council secretly approved the minting of copper-nickel 5 franc pieces as well, but initially concealed the 33 871 000 pieces minted in 1968. Officially, 5 532 000 silver pieces were reported for 1967. To avoid a further shortage of cash, the Swiss mint produced an additional 8 285 000 silver pieces in 1968, but dated 1967, and 8 637 000 silver pieces in 1969, after which, the copper-nickel pieces dated 1968 were finally released into circulation.
Source: Ruedi Kunzmann; 2002. "Die Silbermünzenkrise der Schweiz von 1968 und die Tätigkeit der Royal Mint, London". Schweizer Münzblätter, volume 50-52, page 68-72.
Proof.
Photo by @Infierno
Different groups are known.
Obverse
Die 1 from model 1931 - bold script, dexter side of portrait skirts a bead.
Die 2 - fine script, dexter side of portrait skirts a bead.
Die 3 - dexter side of portrait between beads, signature far from beads.
Die 4 - dexter side of portrait between beads, beads in circle far from rim, large signature engraved in deep wide lines closer to beads.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.
Reverse
Die A from model 1931 - bead circle close to rim, at right side the top buds just marked with side lines.
Die B - bead circle close to rim, at right side well defined lines at the top buds.
Die C - reengraved, bead circle far from rim, at right side well defined lines at the top buds.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.
Combinations
1+A: 1931 (all edges), from 1932 till 1954.
2+A: 1965, 1966, 1967 (both edges), from 1968 till 1979.
3+B: 1980, 1981, 1981 PS.
3+C: 1982.
4+B: 1981.
4+C: 1982, 1982 PS, 1983-2022.
Abbreviation
PS - Proof set.
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| Date | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||
| 1968 B | 33 871 000 | $ 4.60 | $ 4.60 | $ 4.60 | $ 4.60 | $ 4.60 | $ 5.90 | 44% | KM#40a.1; coin alignment | ||||
| 1970 | 6 300 000 | $ 4.60 | $ 4.60 | $ 4.60 | $ 5.10 | $ 7.40 | 11% | KM#40a.1; coin alignment | |||||
| 1973 | 5 000 000 | $ 2.60 | $ 4.90 | $ 4.90 | 9% | KM#40a.1; coin alignment | |||||||
| 1974 | 6 007 000 | $ 4.90 | $ 4.90 | $ 5.10 | 10% | KM#40a.1; coin alignment | |||||||
| 1974 | 2 400 | 0.2% | KM#40a.1; coin alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 1975 | 4 015 000 | $ 4.70 | $ 4.70 | $ 5.20 | $ 6.50 | $ 12 | 7% | KM#40a.1; coin alignment | |||||
| 1975 | 10 000 | 0.3% | KM#40a.1; coin alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 1976 | 3 007 000 | $ 4.40 | $ 4.40 | $ 5.00 | $ 6.30 | 6% | KM#40a.1; coin alignment | ||||||
| 1976 | 5 130 | 0.18% | KM#40a.1; coin alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 1977 | 2 009 000 | $ 5.60 | $ 5.60 | $ 5.60 | 4% | KM#40a.1; coin alignment | |||||||
| 1977 | 7 030 | 0.17% | KM#40a.1; coin alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 1978 | 4 411 000 | $ 5.10 | $ 5.10 | $ 7.30 | $ 12 | 7% | KM#40a.1; coin alignment | ||||||
| 1978 | 10 000 | 0.2% | KM#40a.1; coin alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 4 011 000 | $ 5.00 | $ 5.20 | $ 5.80 | $ 7.80 | $ 12 | 7% | KM#40a.1; coin alignment | |||||
| 1979 | 10 000 | 0.3% | KM#40a.1; coin alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 1980 | 4 026 000 | $ 4.80 | $ 5.50 | $ 6.70 | $ 9.50 | 7% | KM#40a.1; coin alignment | ||||||
| 1980 B | 10 000 | 0.03% | KM#40a.1; coin alignment | ||||||||||
| 1981 | 6 018 000 | $ 4.90 | $ 4.90 | $ 5.90 | $ 9.80 | 8% | KM#40a.1; coin alignment | ||||||
| 1981 | 10 000 | 0.4% | KM#40a.1; coin alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 1982 | 5 050 000 | $ 4.70 | $ 5.10 | $ 5.20 | 7% | KM#40a.2; medal alignment | |||||||
| 1982 | 10 000 | 0.4% | KM#40a.2; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 1983 | 4 033 000 | $ 4.10 | $ 5.00 | $ 5.20 | 6% | KM#40a.2; medal alignment | |||||||
| 1983 | 11 000 | 0.2% | KM#40a.2; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 1984 | 3 953 000 | $ 4.90 | $ 5.80 | $ 6.40 | $ 7.40 | 6% | KM#40a.2; medal alignment | ||||||
| 1984 | 14 000 | 0.3% | KM#40a.2; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 1994 B | 12 023 000 | $ 4.70 | $ 4.70 | $ 5.20 | 12% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | |||||||
| 1994 B | 6 100 | 0.3% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 1995 B | 12 024 000 | $ 5.00 | $ 5.00 | $ 5.00 | $ 6.70 | $ 16 | 10% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | |||||
| 1995 B | 6 100 | 0.3% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 1996 B | 12 023 000 | $ 2.20 | $ 5.10 | $ 5.10 | $ 5.20 | $ 6.40 | 10% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | |||||
| 1996 B | 6 100 | 0.3% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 1997 B | 9 022 000 | $ 4.30 | $ 4.30 | $ 4.90 | 7% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | |||||||
| 1997 B | 5 500 | 0.2% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 1998 B | 9 021 000 | $ 4.70 | $ 5.30 | $ 6.30 | 7% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | |||||||
| 1998 B | 4 800 | $ 31 | 0.2% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | |||||||||
| 1999 B | 9 021 000 | $ 5.20 | $ 5.20 | $ 8.10 | $ 13 | 7% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | ||||||
| 1999 B | 5 000 | 0.3% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 2000 B | 7 026 000 | $ 5.00 | $ 5.00 | $ 5.50 | $ 7.10 | 6% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | ||||||
| 2000 B | 5 500 | 0.18% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 2001 B | 1 028 000 | $ 9.50 | 1.9% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | |||||||||
| 2001 B | 6 000 | 0.14% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 2002 B | 1 030 000 | $ 9.80 | 1.8% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | |||||||||
| 2002 B | 6 000 | $ 13 | 0.17% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | |||||||||
| 2003 B | 1 027 500 | $ 7.30 | 1.6% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | |||||||||
| 2003 B | 5 500 | 0.17% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 2004 B | 529 000 | $ 6.60 | 1.2% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | |||||||||
| 2004 B | 5 000 | 0.11% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 2005 B | 529 000 | $ 5.30 | 1.1% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | |||||||||
| 2005 B | 4 500 | 0.11% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 2006 B | 530 000 | 1.1% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | ||||||||||
| 2006 B | 4 000 | 0.10% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 2007 B | 528 000 | $ 11 | 1.2% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | |||||||||
| 2007 B | 4 000 | 0.13% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 2008 B | 526 000 | 1.0% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | ||||||||||
| 2008 B | 4 000 | 0.10% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 2009 B | 2 026 000 | $ 5.00 | $ 9.40 | 2% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | ||||||||
| 2009 B | 4 000 | 0.14% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 2010 B | 5 026 000 | $ 4.90 | $ 5.30 | $ 6.90 | 4% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | |||||||
| 2010 B | 4 000 | 0.18% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 2011 B | 3 026 000 | $ 9.40 | 3% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | |||||||||
| 2011 B | 4 000 | 0.17% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 2012 B | 8 026 000 | $ 4.90 | $ 5.10 | 5% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | ||||||||
| 2012 B | 4 000 | 0.3% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 2013 B | 8 023 500 | $ 4.70 | $ 4.80 | 4% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | ||||||||
| 2013 B | 3 500 | 0.14% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 2014 B | 7 022 000 | $ 5.10 | $ 5.20 | 3% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | ||||||||
| 2014 B | 3 000 | 0.2% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 2015 B | 5 026 000 | $ 5.20 | 2% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | |||||||||
| 2015 B | 3 000 | $ 9.40 | 0.3% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | |||||||||
| 2016 B | 4 028 000 | $ 9.80 | 1.4% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | |||||||||
| 2016 B | 3 000 | 0.20% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 2017 B | 3 029 500 | $ 8.00 | 1.4% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | |||||||||
| 2017 B | 2 500 | $ 13 | 0.20% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | |||||||||
| 2018 B | 3 027 000 | $ 9.80 | 1.2% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment | |||||||||
| 2018 B | 2 500 | 0.3% | KM#40a.4; medal alignment; proof | ||||||||||
| 2019 B | 3 022 000 | $ 10 | 0.8% | ||||||||||
| 2019 B | 2 500 | 0.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2020 B | 3 020 000 | 0.4% | |||||||||||
| 2020 B | 2 500 | 0.07% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2021 B | 0.17% | ||||||||||||
| 2021 B | 2 500 | 0.10% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2022 B | 1 011 000 | 0.11% | |||||||||||
| 2022 B | 2 000 | 0.08% | Proof | ||||||||||
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