Swiss Coinage.... Prooflike 5 Franc

itsnotjustme

Hello from the capitol of Switzerland, Berne.

One of the few areas (OK, only) area I've travelled to that doesn't use the euro. I rec'd a 5 franc coin in change, and it is a nice cameo/prooflike. It was a 2000 in AU58 to MS63 condition. I may hit a bank for some new rolls!

Also note the museums here feature coins prominently along with other historical items.

cladking

The Swiss do about the best job in the world with their circulating coinage. Certainly
they do the best in cu/ ni. Most of there coins made for circulation look like the better
US mint set coins and their mint set coins are nearly as nice as proofs.

They converted to cu/ ni back in '68 and the new coins have simply been ignored. The
mint sets generally have mintages of only five or ten thousand but sell for only a little
more than face value. The coins were nearly unavailable until recently but they now sell
at some pretty good premiums.

There is a worldwide resurgence in collecting circulating coins and is more widespread in
Europe than most places.

JxnBoy

Not only do they do a nice job of producing their coinage, the 1 and 2 Franc coins are a beautiful design. It's been the same design for almost a hundred years too.

MacCrimmon

<< <i> The Swiss do about the best job in the world with their circulating coinage. >>




Jxnboy, it's actually well over 100 years (~120) for the Standing Helvetia design.....now that would be quite a date set.

JxnBoy

I knew it was a long time. I didn't know what to call it, but now Standing Helvetia makes perfect sense. And I've seen them dated back as far as 190x, but didn't realize it had been that long.

I guess why mess with it when it looks that good, and that design is beautiful.