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5 FRANCS 1936 SWITZERLAND ARMY FOUNDATION SILVER Coin
$ 187.43
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Description
5 FRANCS 1936 SWITZERLAND ARMY FOUNDATION SILVER Coin.515 grams Lt36
GENUINE SILVER COIN MINT 1936
Commemorative issue
War bond
Obverse
Helvetia kneeling, facing right, holding sword in right hand and dove in left hand.
Lettering:
HELVETIA
M . WEBER
Helvetia
is the female national personification of Switzerland, officially Confoederatio Helvetica, the Swiss Confederation.
The allegory is typically pictured in a flowing gown, with a spear and a shield emblazoned with the Swiss flag, and commonly with braided hair, commonly with a wreath as a symbol of confederation.
The name is a derivation of the ethnonym Helvetii, the name of the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the Swiss Plateau before the Roman conquest.
Reverse
Inscription in four lines within pearled rectangle. Coat of arms of Switzerland at the top left inside the frame. Oak leaves with acorns to the left and right. Helmet above.
Lettering:
1936
PRO
PATRIA
ARMIS
TUENDA
5 FR
B
Designer: Max Weber