Coins of the Swiss franc

Coins of the Swiss franc

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History

The country's name is on all the coins as "Confoederatio Helvetica", the Latin name of the Swiss Confederation, or "Helvetia" specified. The oldest coins are still valid today; the 10-centime coins dating back to 1879. They are therefore among the oldest still valid coins worldwide. To date, they have the same design and the same alloy (copper, nickel). Until 1967, the circulating coins with face values of 1/2 franc to 5 francs were of silver alloy. These were withdrawn because the price of silver alloy exceeded the face value.

Circulation

Since 2004, moreover, the existing pure nickel 20-centime coins of the years 1881-1938 have been withdrawn from circulation because machines can not detect them. Today, all the coins except the 5-centime coin (aluminum bronze) are in copper nickel alloy.

7 coins are currently in circulation:

Image Value Diameter Thickness Mass Composition Edge Obverse Reverse
5 Swiss cents 1995
5 cents 17.15 mm 1.25 mm 1.8 g 92% Cu, 6% Al, 2% Ni Plain Libertas head (often misinterpreted as Helvetia) Value
10 Swiss cents 1995
10 cents 19.15 mm 1.45 mm 3 g 75 % Cu, 25 % Ni Plain Libertas head (often misinterpreted as Helvetia) Value
20 Swiss cents 1995
20 cents 21.05 mm 1.65 mm 4 g 75 % Cu, 25 % Ni Plain Libertas head (often misinterpreted as Helvetia) Value
50 Swiss cents 1995
50 cents 18.20 mm 1.25 mm 2.2 g 75 % Cu, 25 % Ni Milled Standing Helvetia Value
1 Swiss franc 1995
1 Franc 23.20 mm 1.55 mm 4.4 g 75 % Cu, 25 % Ni Milled Standing Helvetia Value
2 Swiss francs 1995
2 Franc 27.40 mm 2.15 mm 8.8 g 75 % Cu, 25 % Ni Milled Standing Helvetia Value
5 Swiss francs 1995
5 Franc 31.45 mm 2.35 mm 13.2 g 75 % Cu, 25 % Ni Inscribed Alpine herdsman (often misinterpreted as William Tell) Value

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