1 Rappen Wheat spike


Bronze (95% copper, 4% tin, 1% zinc)	1.5 g	16 mm

Description

Issuer	Switzerland › Switzerland (1848-date)
Period	Federal State (1848-date)
Type	Standard circulation coin
Years	1948-2006
Value	1 Rappen (0.01&nbspCHF)
Currency	Franc (1850-date)
Composition	Bronze (95% copper, 4% tin, 1% zinc)
Weight	1.5 g
Diameter	16 mm
Thickness	1.1 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	1 January 2007
Updated	2024-10-07

References

Numista	N#163
Rarity index	4%

Reverse

Spike of wheat with one leaf.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1
B

Designer: Josef Tannheimer

Edge

Plain.

Comment

Three main groups of emission are known.

Obverse
Type I - all details thick.
Type II - all details thin.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.