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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brocster, post: 53428, member: 2744&quot;]<b>fyln5646</b>,</p><p><br /></p><p>You have a Swiss coin. The phrase <b>Confœderatio Helvetica</b> is Latin for &quot;Helvetic Confederation,&quot; which is the term for the grouping of Swiss cantons (and the reason that the international symbol for Switzerland is CH). <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>As for the other details of the coin, I unfortunately can&#039;t tell you much... other than the fact that it would appear to be a 10-rappen coin -- there are 100 rappen in a Swiss Franc -- minted in Bern, the Swiss capital (hence the &quot;B&quot;). Here is a picture of a (much) more recent 10-rappen coin for you to compare:</p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center"><img src="http://www.about.ch/economy/money/rp10_zahl.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /><img src="http://www.about.ch/economy/money/rp10_kopf.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>... and then I also found <a href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;category=45158&amp;item=3975956121&amp;rd=1&amp;ssPageName=WDVW" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&amp;category=45158&amp;item=3975956121&amp;rd=1&amp;ssPageName=WDVW" rel="nofollow"><u>this</u></a> (completed) eBay auction.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m sure some other forum members, well versed in international coinage, will be able to provide additional details.</p><p><br /></p><p>Hope that helps!</p><p><br /></p><p>- Andrew[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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