Information about effigy: Helvetia, Standing
Helvetia is the female national personification of Switzerland, officially Confœderatio Helvetica, the Swiss Confederation. The name is a derivation of the ethnonym Helvetii, the name of the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the Swiss Plateau prior to the Roman conquest. This second version, designed by Albert Walch and engraved by Antoine Bovy, replaced the earlier design of Helvetia Seated in 1874. It features Helvetia standing on a platform, her head facing to the left. In her right hand (at the left), she holds a lance, and with her left (at the right), she props up a shield with the Swiss Cross at centre; thin vertical lines in the background of the shield are the heraldic representation of the red colour of the Swiss flag. In exergue is the legend HELVETIA. On all coins made from 1874 to 1982, there are 22 five-pointed stars along the rim of the coin, going from the lower left to lower right boundaries of the obverse. These represent the 19 full Swiss cantons of the time and the six half-cantons, which are collectively represented by the three remaining stars. However, when the Canton of Jura broke away from Bern in 1979, the number of stars was no longer accurate. As a result, a new star was added to the right of Helvetia's likeness in 1983. On examples of all dates, the tip of Helvetia's lance extends to the rim and separates the ninth and tenth stars in the sequence. Nine of the stars are engraved up to the lance, two between the lance and Helvetia's face, and 11 or 12 to the right of the central allegorical figure, depending on the year of issue. The engraver's signature, A.BOVY INCT. (an abbreviation for the Latin text "Antoine Bovy incidit", meaning "engraved by Antoine Bovy), is located around below, displayed counter-clockwise in small letters. It is split in two by the legend: "A.BOVY" appears to the left of "HELVETIA", and "INCT." to the right. |
Standing Helvetia on silver coin The Standing Helvetia symbol is shown here on the extremely rare 2 Francs coin of 1896. |
| Coin Name | Reverse | Obverse | Details |
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| Two Francs 1874 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| Two Francs 1875 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 982,000 |
| Half Franc 1875 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| One Franc 1875 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,036,000 |
| One Franc 1876 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 2,500,000 |
| Half Franc 1877 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| One Franc 1877 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 2,520,000 |
| Half Franc 1878 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| Two Francs 1878 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,500,000 |
| Half Franc 1879 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| Two Francs 1879 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 518,000 |
| One Franc 1880 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 945,000 |
| Half Franc 1881 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| Half Franc 1882 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| One Franc 1886 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| Two Francs 1886 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| One Franc 1887 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| Half Franc 1894 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Paris Mint Mintage: 800,000 |
| One Franc 1894 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Paris Mint Mintage: 1,200,000 |
| Two Francs 1894 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Paris Mint Mintage: 700,000 |
| One Franc 1896 |
Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 28 |
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| Two Francs 1896 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 20 |
| Half Franc 1896 |
Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 28 |
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| Half Franc 1898 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,600,000 |
| One Franc 1898 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 400,000 |
| One Franc 1899 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 400,000 |
| Half Franc 1899 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 400,000 |
| Half Franc 1900 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 400,000 |
| One Franc 1900 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 400,000 |
| One Franc 1901 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 400,000 |
| Two Francs 1901 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 50,000 |
| Half Franc 1901 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 200,000 |
| Two Francs 1903 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 300,000 |
| Half Franc 1903 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 800,000 |
| One Franc 1903 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| Two Francs 1904 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 200,000 |
| One Franc 1904 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 400,000 |
| Half Franc 1904 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 400,000 |
| Two Francs 1905 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 300,000 |
| Half Franc 1905 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 600,000 |
| One Franc 1905 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 700,000 |
| One Franc 1906 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 700,000 |
| Half Franc 1906 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| Two Francs 1906 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 400,000 |
| One Franc 1907 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 800,000 |
| Two Francs 1907 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 300,000 |
| Half Franc 1907 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,200,000 |
| Two Francs 1908 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 200,000 |
| Half Franc 1908 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 800,000 |
| One Franc 1908 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,200,000 |
| Half Franc 1909 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| Two Francs 1909 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 300,000 |
| One Franc 1909 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 900,000 |
| One Franc 1910 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| Half Franc 1910 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| Two Francs 1910 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 250,000 |
| One Franc 1911 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,200,000 |
| Two Francs 1911 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 400,000 |
| Two Francs 1912 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 400,000 |
| One Franc 1912 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,200,000 |
| One Franc 1913 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,200,000 |
| Two Francs 1913 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 300,000 |
| Half Franc 1913 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 800,000 |
| Half Franc 1914 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 2,000,000 |
| Two Francs 1914 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| One Franc 1914 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 4,200,000 |
| Half Franc 1916 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 800,000 |
| One Franc 1916 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| Two Francs 1916 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 250,000 |
| Two Francs 1920 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 2,300,000 |
| Half Franc 1920 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 5,400,000 |
| One Franc 1920 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 3,300,000 |
| Two Francs 1921 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 2,000,000 |
| One Franc 1921 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 3,800,000 |
| Half Franc 1921 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 6,000,000 |
| Two Francs 1922 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 400,000 |
| One Franc 1928 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,500,000 |
| Two Francs 1928 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 750,000 |
| Half Franc 1928 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| Half Franc 1929 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 2,000,000 |
| Two Francs 1931 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 500,000 |
| One Franc 1931 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| Half Franc 1931 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| Two Francs 1932 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 250,000 |
| One Franc 1932 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 500,000 |
| Half Franc 1932 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| Half Franc 1934 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 2,000,000 |
| One Franc 1934 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 500,000 |
| One Franc 1936 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 500,000 |
| Half Franc 1936 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 400,000 |
| Two Francs 1936 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 250,000 |
| Two Francs 1937 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 250,000 |
| Half Franc 1937 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| One Franc 1937 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,000,000 |
| Half Franc 1939 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,001,000 |
| One Franc 1939 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 2,106,000 |
| Two Francs 1939 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 1,455,000 |
| Half Franc 1940 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 2,002,000 |
| Two Francs 1940 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 2,503,000 |
| One Franc 1940 |  |
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Material: 0.835 Silver Mint: Swissmint Mintage: 2,003,000 |
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| Year | 1874 |
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| Country | Switzerland |
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