Swiss Coin thread

Love the fasces on that coin. Truly amazing to see. beautiful coin, thanks for the post.

 

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Thanks Alurid! Here is another one....
Swiss Cantons/Graubunden
AV 16 Franken 1813 7.63g. Only 100 were minted!

 

His name escapes me right now but many years ago there was a dealer who did some business in the moderns. He taught me a great deal and eventually he sold me most of his stock. It wasn't worth a lot and he was retiring. He always used to claim that if there were as much demand for the moderns as the older coins many of the key dates would be modern. Of course they are available in circulation but these are getting rather long in the tooth and wearing thin. Most of the older Swiss coinage isn't too tough in XF ore AU but the moderns are and they're tough in Unc.

One of the nice things about Swiss and even the moderns is that unlike other countries these coins are usually very high quality. They're just all worn out now days.

 

Bern, 1826 - 1 Batzen...........Obviously struck over something else.

 

The Bern "Brown Bear", such a neat design, like the "Basilisk" for Basel. Yours is very good quality!

 

I guess I have one more I could throw in here.
Not the best condition, but I like the history it represents. Europe was changing in this era.
Geneva, 1794. Revolutionary Coinage.

 

Here's another one from Bern. 1795 thaler.

 

My last one is another thaler from Zürich.

 

Gold 10 Fr





Finished the set

http://coins.www.collectors-society.com/registry/coins/SetListing.aspx?PeopleSetID=123873

 

Laureate head 5 FR

Swiss 5 Francs 1890, type coin.

 

Really like that Bern Thaler! Beautifull design.

 

I believe the host coin is a 1 batzen of the type made just a year or two prior to this coin

 

gorgeous proof set to be proud of.

 

Apparently I'm unintentionally working on a 5 Rappen set...still have a 1912, 1932, 1934, and 1950 to image.

1913 B



1919 B



1920 B

 

A medal, not a coin, but I think it's kind of cool.
700th Anniversary Medal. 1191-1891
Duke Berchtold V, founder of Bern.