Information about mint: Swissmint

Swissmint (1853 - present)

Swissmint (ex Bern Mint, ex Federal Mint of Switzerland) is the official mint of the Swiss Confederation. Located in the Swiss capital city Bern, it is responsible for manufacturing Swiss franc coins, both of the currency and bullion variety. Apart from making coins for the government, Swissmint also manufactures medals and commemorative coins for private customers.

In the year 1853, the Federal Government of Switzerland took over the former mint of the Canton of Bern on a trial basis. The old Bernese mint was renamed the Federal Mint and, from 1890, became an official Federal institution.

Since 1998, the Official Mint of the Confederation operates as an independent business unit under the name Swissmint.

Coin Types predominantly or exclusively minted by: Swissmint (24)
CountryCurrencyCoin TypeFromTo
Switzerland Swiss Franc Five Francs 1850 present
Switzerland Swiss Franc Two Francs 1850 present
Switzerland Swiss Franc One Franc 1850 present
Switzerland Swiss Franc Half Franc 1850 present
Switzerland Swiss Franc Twenty Centimes (Rappen) 1850 present
Switzerland Swiss Franc Ten Centimes (Rappen) 1850 present
Switzerland Swiss Franc Five Centimes (Rappen) 1850 present
Switzerland Swiss Franc Two Centimes (Rappen) 1850 1974
Switzerland Swiss Franc One Centime (Rappen) 1850 2006
Switzerland Swiss Franc Twenty Francs, Gold 1897 1949
Switzerland Swiss Franc Ten Francs, Gold (Vreneli) 1911 1922
Switzerland Swiss Franc One Hundred Francs, Gold (Vreneli) 1925 1925
Switzerland Swiss Franc Fifty Francs, Gold (Pattern) 1955 1959
Switzerland Swiss Franc Twenty-five Francs, Gold (Pattern) 1955 1959
Switzerland Swiss Franc Two Hundred and Fifty Francs, Gold 1991 1991
Switzerland Swiss Franc Twenty Francs, Silver 1991 present
Switzerland Swiss Franc One Hundred Francs, Gold Commemorative 1998 2000
Switzerland Swiss Franc Five Francs, Bimetallic 1999 2003
Switzerland Swiss Franc Fifty Francs, Gold 2001 present
Switzerland Swiss Franc Ten Francs, Bimetallic 2004 present
Switzerland Swiss Franc Quarter Franc 2020 present
Switzerland Swiss Franc Twenty-five Francs, Platinum 2022 present
Switzerland Swiss Franc Twenty-five Francs, Gold 2022 present
Switzerland Swiss Franc Unsorted present
Coins struck by: Swissmint (1,231)
CountryYearNameMintageMint Mark
Switzerland 1853 One Centime (Rappen) 1853 2,008,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1855 One Centime (Rappen) 1855 500,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1856 One Centime (Rappen) 1856 2,500,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1857 Two Francs 1857 622 Letter B
Switzerland 1857 One Franc 1857 526 Letter B
Switzerland 1857 One Centime (Rappen) 1857 1,587,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1858 Twenty Centimes (Rappen) 1858 1,548,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1859 Twenty Centimes (Rappen) 1859 2,776,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1860 Two Francs 1860 2,001,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1860 One Franc 1860 515,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1861 One Franc 1861 3,002,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1862 Two Francs 1862 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1863 Two Francs 1863 500,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1863 One Centime (Rappen) 1863 501,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1864 One Centime (Rappen) 1864 501,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1866 Two Centimes (Rappen) 1866 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1866 One Centime (Rappen) 1866 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1868 One Centime (Rappen) 1868 2,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1870 Two Centimes (Rappen) 1870 540,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1870 One Centime (Rappen) 1870 500,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1871 Twenty Francs 1871 Pattern by Voigt 200 Letter B
Switzerland 1871 Twenty Francs 1871 Pattern by Durussel 30 No mint mark
Switzerland 1871 Ten Centimes (Rappen) 1871 844,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1872 Five Centimes (Rappen) 1872 1,212,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1872 One Centime (Rappen) 1872 2,080,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1873 Twenty Francs 1873 Pattern 80 No mint mark
Switzerland 1873 Five Francs 1873 30,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1873 Ten Centimes (Rappen) 1873 1,398,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1873 Five Centimes (Rappen) 1873 1,622,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1874 Five Francs 1874 196,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1874 Two Francs 1874 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1874 Five Centimes (Rappen) 1874 1,700,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1875 Two Francs 1875 982,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1875 One Franc 1875 1,036,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1875 Half Franc 1875 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1875 Ten Centimes (Rappen) 1875 174,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1875 Two Centimes (Rappen) 1875 984,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1875 One Centime (Rappen) 1875 975,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1876 One Franc 1876 2,500,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1876 Ten Centimes (Rappen) 1876 1,962,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1876 Five Centimes (Rappen) 1876 990,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1876 One Centime (Rappen) 1876 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1877 One Franc 1877 2,520,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1877 Half Franc 1877 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1877 Five Centimes (Rappen) 1877 978,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1877 One Centime (Rappen) 1877 923,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1878 Two Francs 1878 1,500,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1878 Half Franc 1878 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1878 One Centime (Rappen) 1878 981,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1879 Two Francs 1879 518,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1879 Half Franc 1879 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1879 Ten Centimes (Rappen) 1879 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1879 Five Centimes (Rappen) 1879 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1879 Two Centimes (Rappen) 1879 990,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1879 One Centime (Rappen) 1879 998,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1880 One Franc 1880 945,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1880 Ten Centimes (Rappen) 1880 2,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1880 Five Centimes (Rappen) 1880 2,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1880 One Centime (Rappen) 1880 992,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1881 Half Franc 1881 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1881 Twenty Centimes (Rappen) 1881 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1881 Ten Centimes (Rappen) 1881 3,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1881 Five Centimes (Rappen) 1881 2,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1882 Half Franc 1882 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1882 Ten Centimes (Rappen) 1882 3,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1882 Five Centimes (Rappen) 1882 3,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1882 One Centime (Rappen) 1882 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1883 Twenty Francs 1883 250,000
Switzerland 1883 Twenty Centimes (Rappen) 1883 2,500,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1883 Ten Centimes (Rappen) 1883 2,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1883 Five Centimes (Rappen) 1883 3,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1883 Two Centimes (Rappen) 1883 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1883 One Centime (Rappen) 1883 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1884 Twenty Centimes (Rappen) 1884 4,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1884 Ten Centimes (Rappen) 1884 3,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1884 Five Centimes (Rappen) 1884 2,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1884 One Centime (Rappen) 1884 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1885 Twenty Centimes (Rappen) 1885 3,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1885 Ten Centimes (Rappen) 1885 3,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1885 Five Centimes (Rappen) 1885 3,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1886 Twenty Francs 1886 250,000 No mint mark
Switzerland 1886 Five Francs 1886 5 Letter B
Switzerland 1886 Two Francs 1886 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1886 One Franc 1886 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1886 Two Centimes (Rappen) 1886 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1887 Twenty Francs 1887 176 Letter B
Switzerland 1887 One Franc 1887 1,000,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1887 Twenty Centimes (Rappen) 1887 500,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1887 Five Centimes (Rappen) 1887 500,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1887 One Centime (Rappen) 1887 1,504,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1888 Twenty Francs 1888 4,224 Letter B
Switzerland 1888 Five Francs 1888 25,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1888 Five Centimes (Rappen) 1888 1,500,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1888 Two Centimes (Rappen) 1888 500,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1889 Twenty Francs 1889 100,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1889 Five Francs 1889 225,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1889 Five Centimes (Rappen) 1889 500,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1889 One Centime (Rappen) 1889 500,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1890 Twenty Francs 1890 125,000 Letter B
Switzerland 1890 Five Francs 1890 305,000 Letter B
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Swissmint: Details
From Year1853
CountrySwitzerland
LocationBern
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Mint Marks used by: Swissmint
Letter B

Swissmint, previously known as the Bern / Berne Mint or the Federal Mint of Switzerland, normally uses the letter B as its mint mark. There have been some exceptions where it did not use any mint mark.

No mint mark

Between 1970 and 1985 (incl.), Swissmint had no mint mark on the coins it struck.