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  • 5 Rappen 1918, KM# 26a, Switzerland
  • 5 Rappen 1918, KM# 26a, Switzerland
Obverse

The portrait in right profile of a feminine allegory of Liberty, with a crown bearing the word LIBERTAS (freedom), surrounded by the inscription in Latin (Swiss Confederation).

The name Helvetica is a derivation of the ethnonym Helvetii, the name of the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the Swiss Plateau prior to the Roman conquest.

Engraver: Karl Schwenzer

CONFŒDERATIO HELVETICA
1918

Reverse

Value numeral within a wreath. The mintmark B (stands for Bern Mint) is below the wreath ribbon at the bottom.

Engraver: Karl Friedrich Voigt

5
B

Edge

5 Rappen

KM# 26a Schön# 24a
Characteristics
Material Brass
Weight 2 g
Diameter 17.15 mm
Thickness -
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Bern Mint

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