| Issuer | Switzerland (1848-date) |
|---|---|
| Year | 1850-1886 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 5 Francs (5 CHF) |
| Currency | Franc (1850-date) |
| Composition | Silver (.900) (10% copper) |
| Weight | 25 g |
| Diameter | 37 mm |
| Thickness | 2.35 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Engraver(s) | Antoine Bovy |
| In circulation to | 1 February 1934 |
| Reference(s) | HMZ 2#1197, Divo/Tob19#295, KM#11, Schön#23, Y#29 |
| Obverse description | Helvetia seated, facing left, wearing laurel wreath and toga, with right arm raised and holding shield with coat of arms of Switzerland in left hand. Plow and wheat spikes to the right. Mountains in the background. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | HELVETIA A . BOVY |
| Reverse description | Wreath formed of oak and alpine rose branches tied with ribbon below. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | 5 Fr. 1874 B |
| Edge | Reeded. |
| Mint | A Monnaie de Paris, Paris (and Pessac starting 1973), France (864-date) B Bern, Switzerland(1225-date) B. Royal Mint of Belgium, Brussels,Belgium (983-2017) |
| Mintage | 1850 A - medal alignment - 500 000 1850 A - specimen; medal alignment - 1851 A - mintage included above; medal alignment - 1851 A - specimen; medal alignment - 1873 B - coin alignment - 30 000 1873 B - Specimen; coin alignment - 1874 B - coin alignment - 196 000 1874 B - Specimen; coin alignment - 1874 B. - medal alignment - 1 400 000 1874 B. - Specimen; medal alignment - 1886 B - coin alignment - 5 |
| Numisquare ID | 8640843220 |
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