The 5 Franc coin from Switzerland (KM# 40) is 31.5mm in diameter, weighs 15.0000 g. and is 83.5% Silver (and thus contains 0.4027 troy ounces of silver). The front has a portrait of William Tell, Switzerland's national hero, and the words CONFOEDERATIO HELVETIA (Latin for "Swiss Confederation"). The back has a shield with boughs of leaves on either side, the denomination above the shield and the date below it. The edge has raised lettering DOMINUS PROVIDEBIT (Latin for "God Will Provide") and 13 stars.
There were 10,580,000 5 Franc coins produced in 1932 and, according to the Standard Catalog of World Coins, an example is worth US$6.00 in Fine condition, US$7.50 in Very Fine condition, US$12.00 in Extremely Fine condition, US$26.00 in Uncirculated condition, and US$45.00 in Brilliant Uncirculated condition.
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10 rappen is one-tenth of a Swiss Franc. At the exchange rate as of April, 2009, it would be worth about 9 US cents. If you are asking about numismatic value, I would need to know the year and condition of the coin.
Assuming that you are referring to a 1938 1 Franc coin from France (KM#885), it is worth, according to the Standard Cataog of World Coins, about US$2.50 in Uncirculated condition and up to US$1.00 in circulated condition.
You are asking about a 20 Franc coin from Belgium. Coins from Belgium were issued both in French and in Dutch (actually, Flemish) - your coin is Flemish (French coins refer to "Belgique" rather than "Belgie"). 60,000,000 "Belgie" 20 Franc coins were produced in 1981 (and a further 60,000,000 "Belgique" as well), and one is worth about US$0.70 in Extremely Fine condition and about US$2.00 in Uncirculated condition.
One frank is a hot dog. The FRANC is a denomination used in Switzerland and was used in several other European countries until 2002, as well as former French colonies in Africa. Because of that much more information is needed.Please post a new and separate question with the coin's date and the name of the country that issued it. If it says "Helvetia", that means it's from Switzerland.
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The Swiss franc (or Frank) was modelled on the French Franc. In those day, the value of a currency was determined by the amount of gold it contained. In 1848, the Swiss Confederation decided to issue a coin with the same gold content as the French Franc, and called it the franc.
I just got a 1910 one half Swiss franc in a pile of foreign coins.
That is a modern Swiss 5 Franc coin. In circulated condition, it would be worth about $4.50.
The value of this Swiss coin depends on its circulation condition. It can range in value from 5 dollars to 30 dollars.
It's the Swiss national hero called Wilhelm Tell.
"Helvetia" is the national name for the country we call Switzerland. You have a standard circulation coin worth face value. At current exchange rates 1 Swiss franc is worth about 83¢ U.S.
The year on the Swiss Franc coin says nothing about the value but about the date when the coin was fabricated. Check out the number on the coin to see how much it's worth. You have the smallest piece (5 Rappen) going up to pieces of 10, 20 and 50 Rappen (100 Rappen = 1 Franc) , 1, 2 and 5 Swiss Franc coins.
About 21 cents.As to numismatic value, it depends on the year and the condition, but the coin you are referring to is a 20 rappen coin from Switzerland (there are 100 rappen to the Swiss Franc). As to foreign exchange value, 20 Swiss rappen equals (as of March 5, 2009) about 17 US cents.This is a Switzerland 20-Rappen coin, and retails anywhere from about 25 cents to five or six dollars, depending on condition.
You are asking about a coin from Switzerland. The words "Confoederatio Helvetica" are Latin for the "Swiss Confederation"). You would need to know the denomination and value of the coin to get an estimation of value.
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You didn't indicate the coin's date, but assuming it's a recent coin you Swiss 5-franc piece only worth its exchange value of about $4.30 U.S.