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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Kentucky, post: 5379609, member: 33176&quot;]It IS a fact, but the question remains as to whether there was a time that they switched from coin orientation to medal orientation or vice versa or has it always been a mixed bag.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.zumbo.ch/coins/ch/news102.html#:~:text=Since%20the%20introduction%20of%20the,coin%20rotation%20to%20metallic%20rotation" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.zumbo.ch/coins/ch/news102.html#:~:text=Since%20the%20introduction%20of%20the,coin%20rotation%20to%20metallic%20rotation" rel="nofollow">https://www.zumbo.ch/coins/ch/news102.html#:~:text=Since the introduction of the,coin rotation to metallic rotation</a>.</p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b>Swiss coin trivia</b></font></p><p>In the last issue of this newsletter, I was discussing the somehow confusing mint marks on the 1/2 Fr., 1 Fr. 1968 and 2 Fr. coins 1968-70. For the 5 Fr. coins, the situation is much clearer: all of them were minted in Bern, and they all bear the &quot;B&quot; mint mark, except for the 1970-85 issues. Since the introduction of the copper-nickel coin, there were only two other changes in appearance: In 1982, their orientation changed from coin rotation to metallic rotation. And from 1985 to 1993, the edge lettering was incuse.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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