It Is Worth 5 Cents
100 Rappen = 1 Frank. So it is worth 1/5 of Swiss Frank As of October 2012, 20 Rappen = €0.16 or GBP 0.13
How much an 1883 Confoederatio Helvetica Rappen is worth depends on its condition. The typical value of such a coin is 12 US dollars.
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.
Ten rappen is worth one-tenth of a Swiss franc, as the rappen is the subunit of the Swiss franc (CHF). Since one Swiss franc is equal to 100 rappen, 10 rappen would be equivalent to 0.10 CHF. The value in other currencies would depend on the current exchange rate.
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.
Yes. Coins are: 5 Rappen, 10 Rappen, 20 Rappen, 50 Rappen (labelled 1/2 Frank), 1 Frank, 2 Franks and 5 Franks. Bank notes are for 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 1000 Franks. The 5 Frank coin is one of the most valuable coins in the world, worth approxximately USD 6, GB£ 3 or €4.
There are coins for: 5 Rappen 10 Rappen 20 Rappen 1/2 Frank (i.e. 50 Rappen) 1 Frank 2 Franks 5 Franks. There are also notes for 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 1000 Franks.
The value of a helvetica 1913 20 rappen
This is a 102-year old coin from Switzerland. Value depends on denomination and condition. Possible denominations are 5, 10 or 20 Rappen (back of coin has just a number), or 1/2, 1, 2, 5 or 20 Francs (all of which are silver, except for the 20 Franc which is gold). No 10 Franc coins were minted in 1907.
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.
If you asking about exchange rates, there are 100 rappen to the Swiss Franc, so 5 rappen would be equivalent to about 4.2 US cents (as of early March, 2009). If you are asking about numismatic value, the answer would depend on the year and condition of the coin in question. As a possibly useful piece of information, since the end of World War 2 (i.e., from 1946 onward), only the 1950, 1951 and 1965 5 rappen pieces are worth more than a dollar in circulated condition (US$1.50, $2,50, and $1.00, respectively, in Extremely Fine condition).
The currency of Switzerland is the Swiss frank (or franc), divided into 100 Rappen (or centimes). There are no "dollars" in Switzerland. Coins exist for the following dominations: 5, 10, 20 Rappen, 1/2 Frank (50 Rappen), 1, 2 and 5 Franks. Banknotes are for 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 1000 Franks.