Switzerland (1848-date) ½ Franc, 1875 – 1967
Helvetia standing; silver
Information
Country
Switzerland (1848-date)
Switzerland (1848-date)
Currency
Franc
(1850 – 9999)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
½ Franc
Year
1875 – 1967
Ruler
Federal State
(1848–9999)
Composition
Silver (.835) (16.5% copper)
Shape
Round
Alignment
Coin alignment ↑↓
Technique
Milled
Weight (g)
2.5
Diameter (mm)
18.2
Thickness (mm)
1.28
Demonetized
1 April 1971
Description
½ Franc from Switzerland (1848-date). Issued from 1875 to 1967. Struck in Silver (.835) (16.5% copper). Measures 18.2 mm and weighs 2.5 g.
- Obverse
- Full-length figure of Helvetia, standing, facing left, wearing toga, holding a spear in right hand, and supporting shield with coat of arms of Switzerland with left hand. 22 stars around, representing the 22 cantons of the Swiss confederation. (Antoine Bovy incidit. Engraved by Antoine Bovy.)
- Reverse
- Wreath formed of oak and alpine rose branches tied with a ribbon below.
- Edge
- Reeded.
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | g | vg | f | vf | xf | au | unc | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 B | 16.1M | — | — | — | € 2,20 | € 2,70 | € 2,70 | € 3,30 | 9% | ||
| 1967 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.2% | |
| 1966 B | 10M | — | — | — | € 2,10 | € 2,10 | € 2,40 | € 2,40 | 8% | ||
| 1966 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1965 B | 17.9M | — | — | € 1,10 | € 2,20 | € 2,70 | € 2,70 | € 3,30 | 12% | ||
| 1965 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.2% | |
| 1964 B | 22.7M | — | — | € 2,00 | € 2,00 | € 2,40 | € 2,80 | € 3,70 | 15% | ||
| 1964 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.2% | |
| 1963 B | 25.2M | — | € 0,50 | € 1,60 | € 2,10 | € 2,20 | € 2,80 | € 2,80 | 18% | ||
| 1963 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.2% | |
| 1962 B | 18.3M | — | — | € 1,10 | € 2,20 | € 2,80 | € 2,80 | € 3,10 | 16% | ||
| 1962 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.2% | |
| 1961 B | 6.9M | — | € 1,10 | € 2,40 | € 2,40 | € 2,40 | € 2,40 | € 2,90 | 9% | ||
| 1961 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1960 B | 14.5M | — | — | € 2,20 | € 2,20 | € 2,20 | € 3,00 | € 3,00 | 15% | ||
| 1960 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.2% | |
| 1959 B | 12.6M | — | € 2,20 | € 2,20 | € 2,20 | € 2,50 | € 3,60 | € 3,60 | 15% | ||
| 1959 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.2% | |
| 1958 B | 11.6M | — | € 0,53 | € 2,20 | € 2,20 | € 2,80 | € 2,80 | € 3,40 | 14% | ||
| 1958 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1957 B | 12.1M | — | € 0,50 | € 2,30 | € 2,50 | € 3,10 | € 3,10 | € 3,10 | 15% | ||
| 1957 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1956 B | 4.3M | — | — | € 2,50 | € 2,70 | € 3,20 | € 5,30 | € 5,80 | 8% | ||
| 1956 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0% | |
| 1955 B | 1.3M | — | — | € 2,90 | € 2,90 | € 4,00 | € 5,10 | — | 4% | ||
| 1955 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1953 B | 3.6M | — | — | € 2,20 | € 2,20 | € 2,80 | € 3,00 | € 3,70 | 8% | ||
| 1953 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1952 B | 14M | — | € 0,54 | € 1,90 | € 2,20 | € 2,80 | € 4,10 | € 4,10 | 19% | ||
| 1952 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.2% | |
| 1951 B | 8.5M | — | — | € 2,20 | € 2,20 | € 2,70 | € 2,80 | € 3,50 | 14% | ||
| 1951 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1950 B | 7.1M | — | € 1,30 | € 1,60 | € 2,20 | € 2,20 | € 2,20 | € 4,60 | 13% | ||
| 1950 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.2% | |
| 1948 B | 6.1M | — | — | € 2,30 | € 2,30 | € 2,50 | € 3,50 | — | 13% | ||
| 1948 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1946 B | 6.8M | — | — | € 1,60 | € 2,60 | € 3,30 | € 4,40 | € 5,40 | coin alignment | 14% | |
| 1946 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | medal alignment | 0.4% | |
| 1946 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.2% | |
| 1945 B | 4.9M | — | — | € 2,10 | € 3,00 | € 3,00 | € 3,00 | € 3,00 | 12% | ||
| 1945 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1944 B | 7.5M | — | € 0,93 | € 1,80 | € 2,60 | € 3,30 | € 3,50 | — | 15% | ||
| 1944 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.2% | |
| 1943 B | 4.6M | — | — | € 3,10 | € 3,10 | € 3,80 | € 3,80 | € 3,80 | 10% | ||
| 1943 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1942 B | 3M | — | € 1,50 | € 2,20 | € 3,10 | € 3,50 | — | — | 7% | ||
| 1942 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1941 B | 200K | — | — | € 3,30 | € 4,90 | € 5,20 | — | — | 4% | ||
| 1941 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1940 B | 2M | — | — | € 2,40 | € 2,70 | € 3,30 | — | — | 7% | ||
| 1940 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1939 B | 1M | — | — | € 3,30 | € 4,90 | € 4,90 | — | — | 4% | ||
| 1939 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0% | |
| 1937 B | 1M | — | — | € 2,50 | € 3,00 | € 4,40 | — | — | 4% | ||
| 1937 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0% | |
| 1936 B | 400K | — | — | € 3,30 | € 4,40 | € 4,40 | — | — | 2% | ||
| 1936 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1934 B | 2M | — | — | € 2,20 | € 2,70 | € 3,80 | — | — | 6% | ||
| 1934 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1932 B | 1M | — | € 2,20 | € 3,10 | € 3,30 | — | — | — | 4% | ||
| 1932 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0% | |
| 1931 B | 1M | — | — | € 2,20 | € 2,70 | — | — | — | 4% | ||
| 1931 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0% | |
| 1929 B | 2M | — | € 2,30 | € 2,60 | € 2,60 | € 5,10 | — | — | 7% | ||
| 1929 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1928 B | 1M | — | — | € 2,20 | € 3,80 | € 5,50 | — | — | 4% | ||
| 1928 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0% | |
| 1921 B | 6M | — | € 2,10 | € 2,20 | € 2,70 | € 3,50 | € 6,60 | — | 15% | ||
| 1921 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0% | |
| 1920 B | 5.4M | € 2,00 | € 2,00 | € 2,20 | € 3,50 | € 3,50 | — | — | 14% | ||
| 1920 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.2% | |
| 1916 B | 800K | — | € 2,20 | € 3,00 | € 3,40 | € 5,20 | — | — | 4% | ||
| 1916 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0% | |
| 1914 B | 2M | — | € 2,00 | € 2,00 | € 3,30 | — | — | — | 7% | ||
| 1914 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0% | |
| 1913 B | 800K | — | € 2,90 | € 2,90 | € 3,30 | — | — | — | 4% | ||
| 1913 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1910 B | 1M | — | — | € 4,40 | € 4,40 | — | — | — | 5% | ||
| 1910 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1909 B | 1M | — | € 3,00 | € 3,00 | € 4,00 | — | — | — | 5% | ||
| 1909 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.2% | |
| 1908 B | 800K | — | € 3,60 | € 3,60 | € 4,80 | — | — | — | 5% | ||
| 1908 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0% | |
| 1907 B | 1.2M | — | € 2,20 | € 2,50 | € 3,30 | — | — | — | 6% | ||
| 1907 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0% | |
| 1906 B | 1M | — | € 2,40 | € 2,40 | € 3,30 | — | — | — | 5% | ||
| 1906 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1905 B | 600K | — | € 3,50 | € 3,50 | € 5,20 | — | — | — | 4% | ||
| 1905 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1904 B | 400K | — | € 2,20 | € 3,50 | € 7,60 | — | — | — | 3% | ||
| 1904 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1903 B | 800K | — | € 1,80 | € 2,40 | € 3,80 | — | — | — | 4% | ||
| 1903 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1901 B | 200K | — | — | € 12,00 | € 12,00 | — | — | — | 1.5% | ||
| 1901 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1900 B | 400K | — | € 3,30 | € 4,90 | € 5,40 | — | — | — | 2% | ||
| 1900 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0% | |
| 1899 B | 400K | — | — | € 6,20 | € 6,20 | — | — | — | 2% | ||
| 1899 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0% | |
| 1898 B | 1.6M | € 1,10 | € 2,20 | € 2,70 | € 3,30 | — | — | — | 6% | ||
| 1898 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1896 B | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.2% | |
| 1894 A | 800K | — | € 11,00 | € 11,00 | — | — | — | — | 1.7% | ||
| 1894 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1882 B | 1M | — | € 7,80 | € 8,70 | — | — | — | — | 2% | ||
| 1882 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1881 B | 1M | — | € 6,30 | € 6,30 | € 6,30 | — | — | — | 3% | ||
| 1881 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1879 B | 1M | — | € 7,90 | € 15,00 | — | — | — | — | 1.8% | ||
| 1879 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0% | |
| 1878 B | 1M | — | € 9,60 | € 9,60 | — | — | — | — | 2% | ||
| 1878 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1877 B | 1M | € 2,20 | € 11,00 | € 13,00 | — | — | — | — | 1.9% | ||
| 1877 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% | |
| 1875 B | 1M | — | € 16,00 | € 16,00 | € 16,00 | — | — | — | 2% | ||
| 1875 B | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | Specimen | 0.1% |
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