Up for sale is my 1989-B Swiss Five (5) Rappen coin.
Will make an excellent addition to anyone's foreign coin collection.
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This coin was minted 34 years ago.
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5 Rappen Libertas; Aluminium-Bronze
Features
| Issuer | Switzerland  |
|---|---|
| Period | Federal State (1848-Date) |
| Type | Standard Circulation Coin |
| Years | 1981-2023 |
| Value | 5 Rappen 0.05 CHF = USD 0.06 |
| Currency | Franc (1850-Date) |
| Composition | Aluminium-Bronze (92% Copper, 6% Aluminium, 2% Nickel) |
| Weight | 1.80 g |
| Diameter | 17.15 mm |
| Thickness | 1.25 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 171 |
| References | HMZ 2# 1212, Divo/Tob19# –, KM# 26c, Schon# 24c, Y# – |
Series: Libertas Series
Obverse
Head of Libertas (Roman goddess of liberty) facing right, with braided hair tied with ribbon, and wearing tiara.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CONFŒDERATIO HELVETICA
LIBERTAS
᛭ 2017 ᛭
Unabridged legend: Confoederatio Helvetica
Translation:
Swiss Confederation
Liberty
Designer: Karl Schwenzer
Reverse
Wreath formed of two branches of grape vine bearing three bunches of grapes each and bound with a ribbon below.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
5
B
Designer: Karl Friedrich Voigt 
Edge
Plain
Mint
| B | Bern, Switzerland (1225-date) |
Comments
Different groups of dies are known.
Obverse
Die 1 from model 1879 - large central dots in decorations, thin script to LIBERTAS.
Die 2 - small central dots in decorations, thick script to LIBERTAS.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.
Reverse
Die A from model 1879 - see description in the article
Die B - numeral "5" thick, wide ribbon.
Die C - numeral "5" thin, the right low tendril touches 2 berries, narrow ribbon.
Die D - numeral "5" thin, the right low tendril touches leaf and berry, narrow ribbon.
| Date | Mintage | G | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 79 020 000 | 27% | |||||||||||
| 1981 | 10 000 | 0.4% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1982 | 75 340 000 | 25% | |||||||||||
| 1982 | 10 000 | 0.5% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1983 | 92 746 000 | 26% | |||||||||||
| 1983 | 11 000 | 0.4% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1984 | 69 960 000 | 22% | |||||||||||
| 1984 | 14 000 | 0.3% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1985 | 60 032 000 | 20% | |||||||||||
| 1985 | 12 000 | 0.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1986 B | 55 031 000 | 18% | |||||||||||
| 1986 B | 10 000 | 0.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1987 B | 39 819 100 | 14% | |||||||||||
| 1987 B | 8 800 | 0.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1988 B | 55 035 000 | 19% | |||||||||||
| 1988 B | 9 000 | 0.3% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1989 B | 45 022 700 | 15% | |||||||||||
| 1989 B | 8 800 | 0.3% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1990 B | 16 033 000 | 7% | |||||||||||
| 1990 B | 8 900 | 0.15% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1991 B | 35 026 100 | 12% | |||||||||||
| 1991 B | 9 900 | 0.2% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1992 B | 35 020 300 | 11% | |||||||||||
| 1992 B | 7 450 | 0.20% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1993 B | 38 017 000 | 11% | |||||||||||
| 1993 B | 6 200 | 0.13% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1994 B | 35 016 400 | 11% | |||||||||||
| 1994 B | 6 100 | 0.19% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1995 B | 20 018 000 | 7% | |||||||||||
| 1995 B | 6 100 | 0.20% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1996 B | 25 017 300 | 7% | |||||||||||
| 1996 B | 6 100 | 0.14% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1997 B | 25 016 500 | 7% | |||||||||||
| 1997 B | 5 500 | 0.13% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1998 B | 10 016 000 | 4% | |||||||||||
| 1998 B | 4 800 | 0.10% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 1999 B | 8 016 000 | 4% | |||||||||||
| 1999 B | 5 000 | 0.09% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2000 B | 5 020 000 | 3% | |||||||||||
| 2000 B | 5 500 | 0.10% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2001 B | 5 022 000 | 3% | |||||||||||
| 2001 B | 5 184 | 0.10% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2002 B | 12 024 000 | 5% | |||||||||||
| 2002 B | 4 518 | 0.13% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2003 B | 10 022 000 | 4% | |||||||||||
| 2003 B | 4 520 | 0.14% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2004 B | 10 026 000 | 4% | |||||||||||
| 2004 B | 4 168 | 0.11% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2005 B | 13 024 000 | 5% | |||||||||||
| 2005 B | 3 783 | 0.10% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2006 B | 12 026 000 | 4% | |||||||||||
| 2006 B | 4 000 | 0.10% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2007 B | 13 024 000 | 4% | |||||||||||
| 2007 B | 3 415 | 0.14% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2008 B | 40 022 000 | 9% | |||||||||||
| 2008 B | 3 286 | 0.10% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2009 B | 45 022 000 | 9% | |||||||||||
| 2009 B | 3 115 | 0.13% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2010 B | 41 022 000 | 9% | |||||||||||
| 2010 B | 4 000 | 0.17% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2011 B | 50 022 000 | 9% | |||||||||||
| 2011 B | 4 000 | 0.15% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2012 B | 35 022 000 | 5% | |||||||||||
| 2012 B | 4 000 | 0.12% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2013 B | 37 020 000 | 6% | |||||||||||
| 2013 B | 3 500 | 0.10% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2014 B | 46 022 000 | 6% | |||||||||||
| 2014 B | 3 000 | 0.15% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2015 B | 64 026 000 | 6% | |||||||||||
| 2015 B | 3 000 | 0.16% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2016 B | 32 028 000 | 3% | |||||||||||
| 2016 B | 3 000 | 0.11% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2017 B | 32 029 500 | 2% | |||||||||||
| 2017 B | 2 500 | 0.10% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2018 B | 28 027 000 | 1.7% | |||||||||||
| 2018 B | 2 500 | 0.16% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2019 B | 30 019 500 | 1.2% | |||||||||||
| 2019 B | 2 500 | 0.16% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2020 | 30 017 500 | 0.7% | |||||||||||
| 2020 B | 2 500 | 0.10% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2021 B | 27 018 500 | 0.14% | |||||||||||
| 2021 B | 2 500 | 0.08% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2022 B | 15 011 000 | 0.10% | |||||||||||
| 2022 B | 2 000 | 0.06% | Proof | ||||||||||
| 2023 B | 10 020 750 | 0.10% | |||||||||||
| 2023 B | 2 000 | 0.07% | Proof | ||||||||||