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The Ten Francs coin is a denomination of the Swiss Franc. Given that Switzerland has four official languages, the Franc has three different names: Franken in German, franc in French and Romansh, and franco in Italian. Initially when federal Swiss coinage was introduced in 1850, all "francs" (including the half franc) were full-bodied silver, while the centimes were either billon (low-grade silver) or base metal. The normal circulating 5 FR denomination was supplemented by circulating commemorative one-year type 5 Franc coins in silver and copper-nickel. In 1999, Swissimint changed the concept and started striking non-circulating commemoratives for collectors only, which were bimetallic 5 Francs at first. After only six coins were issued in the first five years, this format was discontinued. Further non-circulating bimetallic coins are now denominated as 10 Francs, such as those listed below. The 10 Francs are bimetallic and have the same dimensions as the bimetallic 5 Francs, but their colours are reversed: with an Aluminium Bronze outer ring (92% copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel) and a copper-nickel inner circle (75% copper, 25% nickel). They are issued in topical series, celebrating various aspects of Swiss heritage or nature. The 2023 Ten Francs collector coin features the Rosenlaui Glacier, which is located at the north-eastern end of the Bernese Alps to the south of Meiringen. It is 4.5 km long with an average width of 1 km and covers an area of around 6 km². This makes it one of the smaller valley glaciers in the Bernese Oberland. It begins in the Wetterkessel on the north-eastern flank of the Wetterhorn group. To the south, the glacier is connected to the Gauli glacier and the Upper Grindelwald glacier via firn-covered ridges. To the west, it is flanked by the rocky ridge of the Wellhorn and the Klein Wellhorn, and to the east by the Dossen. The glacier tongue lies at around 2,000 m above sea level. Today, the Rosenlaui glacier area, together with the Aletsch glacier and the surrounding regions, is part of the Swiss Alps Jungfrau-Aletsch UNESCO World Natural Heritage Site. The coin is the second in a mini-series of three issues featuring Swiss glaciers. Bimetallic 10 Franc coins are legal tender but are issued in small quantities for collectors only and do not circulate. | ||||||
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Variety | Brilliant Uncirculated in mint set | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown (included in total) | |
In Set |
Schweizer Münzen Stempelglanz / Monnaies suisses Fleur de coin - Swissmint 2023 (BU Set), mintage 6,000
8 coins: 10 Fr. Rosenlaui Glacier, 5 Fr., 2 Fr., 1 Fr., 1/2 Fr., 20 c., 10 c., 5 c. | |
Variety | Brilliant Uncirculated in blister card | |
Mintage | Issued: 9,000 (included in total) | |
Details | Swissmint Article no. 510000700. Date of issue: 31 January 2023. Issue price: 20.00 CHF. | |
Variety | Brilliant Uncirculated in presentation box | |
Mintage | Issued: 1,000 | |
Details | Swissmint Article no. 510000702. Date of issue: 31 January 2023. Issue price: 65.00 CHF. | |
Variety | Proof in mint set | |
Mintage | Issued: unknown (included in total) | |
Details | Proof coins ("PP" from "Polierte Platte" in German) distributed in the year's mint sets. | |
In Set |
Schweizer Münzen Polierte Platte / Monnaies suisses Flan bruni - Swissmint 2023 (Proof Set), mintage 2,000
8 coins: 10 Fr. Rosenlaui Glacier, 5 Fr., 2 Fr., 1 Fr., 1/2 Fr., 20 c., 10 c., 5 c. | |
Variety | Proof in presentation box | |
Mintage | Issued: 2,500 (included in total) | |
Details | Proof, with a numbered certificate. Swissmint Article no. 510000701. Date of issue: 31 January 2023. Issue price: 55.00 CHF. | |
Variety | Proof in presentation box, signed | |
Mintage | Issued: 250 (included in total) | |
Details | Proof, with numbered certificate signed by the artist. Issue price: 70.00 CHF. |
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Country | Switzerland |
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Currency | Swiss Franc |
Coin Type | Ten Francs, Bimetallic |
Issued | 2023 |
Symbol | Swiss Cross |
Face Value | 10 (x Franc) |
Circulation Mintage | None |
Total Mintage | 20,750 |
Current | Yes |
Material | Bimetallic |
Designer | Remo Mascherini |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 33.0000 mm |
Mass | 15.0000 g |
OCC ID | ANMQ-OPYC-DGLQ-EJYG |
Source | Reference ID |
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Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Switzerland KM# 199 |