20 Rappen Coat of arms

Features

Issuer	Switzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Period	Federal State (1848-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1850-1859
Value	20 Rappen (0.20 CHF)
Currency	Franc (1850-date)
Composition	Bilon (.150 srebro)
Weight	3.25 g
Diameter	21.05 mm
Thickness	1.05 mm
Shape	Okrągły
Technique	Frezowana
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	30 June 1886
Number	N# 176
References	HMZ 2# 1207 Jürg Richter, Ruedi Kunzmann. Der neue HMZ-Katalog. Band 2 - Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins : 15./16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes). , Divo/Tob19# 310 Jean-Paul Divo, Edwin Tobler. Die Münzen der Schweiz im 19. Und 20. Jahrhundert. Bank Leu, Adolf Hess, Zürich, Switzerland / Luzern, Switzerland (2 volumes). , KM# 7 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Schön# 19 Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes). , Y# 22 Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).

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Series: Coat of arms series

Obverse

Herb Szwajcarii na ozdobnej tarczy. Z tyłu róża alpejska. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
HELVETIA
1850

Designer: Carl Friedrich Voigt

Reverse

Wieniec uformowany z dwóch sprężyn róży alpejskiej z kwiatami związanymi wstążką poniżej. Automatically translated

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
20
BB

Designer: Carl Friedrich Voigt

Edge

Zwykły Automatically translated

Mints

B	Bern, Switzerland (1225-date)
BB	Strasbourg, Francja (?-1870)

Marks

	Alfred Renouard de Bussière, Mint Master, Strasbourg (1834-1860)
	Jacques-Jean Barre, General coin engraver, Monnaie de Paris (1850-1855)

Comments

Skład:

Do produkcji tego typu używano trzech różnych stopów:
1850-1851: 15% srebra, 50% miedzi, 25% cynku, 10% niklu
1858: 15% srebra, 75% miedzi, 5% cynku, 5% niklu
1859: 15% srebra, 65% miedzi, 10% cynku, 10% niklu

Według Richtera i Kuntzmana, "Neuer HMZ-katalog", 2011, stopy były różne:
1850-1851: 15% srebra, 50% miedzi, 25% cynku, 10% niklu
1858-1859: 15% srebra, 75% miedzi, 5% cynku, 5% niklu

Odmiany znaków menniczych:

Odmiana znaku mennicy B:
Mennica: Berno
Znak mennicy: B na rewersie

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Odmiana znaku mennicy BB:
Mennica: Strasburg
Znak mennicy: Monogram BB na rewersie
Mistrz mennicy: baron Alfred Renouard de Bussière
Znak mincerza: pszczoła w lewym dolnym rogu
Główny grawer: Jean-Jacques Barre
Znak grawera: głowa charta w prawym dolnym rogu

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This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Composition:

Three different alloys were used for this type:
1850-1851: 15% silver, 50% copper, 25% zinc, 10% nickel
1858: 15% silver, 75% copper, 5% zinc, 5% nickel
1859: 15% silver, 65% copper, 10% zinc, 10% nickel

According to Richter and Kuntzman, "Neuer HMZ-katalog", 2011, the alloys were different:
1850-1851: 15% silver, 50% copper, 25% zinc, 10% nickel
1858-1859: 15% silver, 75% copper, 5% zinc, 5% nickel

Mintmark varieties:

B mintmark variety:
Mint: Bern
Mintmark: B on reverse

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BB mintmark variety:
Mint: Strasbourg
Mintmark: BB monogram on reverse
Mint master: baron Alfred Renouard de Bussière
Mint master's mark: bee at the bottom left
Chief engraver: Jean-Jacques Barre
Engraver's mark: greyhound head at the bottom right

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC	Frequency
Undetermined
1850 BB	11 559 783	$ 2.10	$ 2.40	$ 7.30	$ 7.30	$ 7.30			76%
1851 BB			$ 57	$ 57					8%
1858 B	1 548 000			$ 7.50	$ 17	$ 17			15%
1859 B	2 776 000			$ 7.40	$ 10	$ 14	$ 23	$ 150	29%

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Numista Rarity index: 11 Wskazówki wyszukiwania

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Bullion value: USD 1.06 Wskazówki wyszukiwania

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Actual bilon weight: 0.016 oz

Current bilon price: 0.00 USD/oz

Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2024 March 19 Spotlight: Switzerland World Coins Showcase Auction 61378 Lot 24064	19 Mar 2024	1850 BB	UNC (PCGS MS67)	USD 2160.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 94 Lot 1491	30 Aug 2023	1850 BB	AU	USD 40.33 (EUR 35.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 63 Lot 2186	26 Jul 2022	1850 BB	VF	USD 13.83 (EUR 12.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 57 Lot 3297	19 Mar 2022	1850 BB	VF	USD 11.52 (EUR 10.00) (+ buyer's premium) The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 77 Lot 2916	11 Feb 2023	1858 B	UNC	USD 81.81 (EUR 71.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2025 December 14 Spotlight: Switzerland World Coin Showcase Auction 61573 Lot 21087	14 Dec 2025	1859 B	UNC (PCGS MS65)	USD 154.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2024 March 19 Spotlight: Switzerland World Coins Showcase Auction 61378 Lot 24065	19 Mar 2024	1859 B	UNC (NGC MS65)	USD 216.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 73 Lot 776	28 Dec 2022	1859 B	UNC	USD 95.64 (EUR 83.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 133 Lot 2325	24 Jul 2024	1859 B	XF	USD 16.13 (EUR 14.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 114 Lot 1109	24 Feb 2024	1859 B	XF	USD 25.35 (EUR 22.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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