Coin Information
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Name of coin
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Half Franc
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Year(s) Issued
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1875+
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Issuer
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A. Bovy
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Countries Issued in
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Switzerland
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Face Value
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0.5 CHF
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Material
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Cupronickel
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Mintage
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The km23 Design is the modern ½ Franc pattern and exists as 23a.1, 23a.2, and 23a.3. Years between 1968-1981 are 23a.1, 1982 are 23a.2, and 1983+ are 23a.3.
Design[]
The obverse depicts Helvetica, the illustration of Switzerland while holding a shield at her left and a spear at her right. According to the year issue, the coin may have 22 or 23 stars. The reverse has the value and the date circled around a reef. The mintmark B may appear on some coins below as a mintmark.
CHE CHF ½ Franc Dates | |
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km23 - (1879+) | |
2009 • 2008 • 2007 • 2006 • 2005 • 2004 • 2003 • 2002 • 2001 • 2000 • 1999 • 1998 • 1997 • 1996 • 1995 • 1994 • 1993 • 1992 • 1991 • 1990 • 1989 • 1988 • 1987 • 1986 • 1985 • 1984 • 1983 • 1982 • 1981 • 1980 • 1979 • 1978 • 1977 • 1976 • 1975 • 1974 • 1973 • 1972 • 1971 • 1970 • 1969 • 1968 • 1967 • 1966 • 1965 • 1964 • 1963 • 1962 • 1961 • 1960 • 1959 • 1958 • 1957 • 1956 • 1955 • 1954 • 1953 • 1952 • 1951 • 1950 • 1949 • 1948 • 1947 • 1946 • 1945 • 1944 • 1943 • 1942 • 1941 • 1940 • 1939 • 1938 • 1937 • 1936 • 1935 • 1934 • 1933 • 1932 • 1931 • 1930 • 1929 • 1928 • 1927 • 1926 • 1925 • 1924 • 1923 • 1922 • 1921 • 1920 • 1919 • 1918 • 1917 • 1916 • 1915 • 1914 • 1913 • 1912 • 1911 • 1910 • 1909 • 1908 • 1907 • 1906 • 1905 • 1904 • 1903 • 1902 • 1901 • 1900 • 1899 • 1898 • 1897 • 1896 • 1895 • 1894 • 1893 • 1892 • 1891 • 1890 • 1889 • 1888 • 1887 • 1886 • 1885 • 1884 • 1883 • 1882 • 1881 • 1880 • 1879 |
Swiss Franc | |||||||||
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0.01 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.50 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
1874+ | km46 | km47 | km26 | km27 | km29 | km23 | km24 | km21 | km40 |
1850-1877 | km3 | km4 | km5 | km6 | km7 | km8 | km9 | km10 | km11 |