Coin catalog: Coins from Switzerland

Mint marks

Mark	Mint place	Time period
A	Paris	Mainly 1850-1851
AB	Strasbourg
B	Bern	From 1853
BA	Basel
BB	Strasbourg
Angel	Brussels

Area and location of Switzerland

 

Data Switzerland / Swiss Confederation

Capital city	Bern
System of government	Federal Republic
Head of state	The Federal Council is the head of state
Head of government	Not allowed in Switzerland by constitution
Existence	1. 8. 1291 The Federal Charter of 1291 agreed between the rural communes of Uri, Schwyz, and Unterwalden is considered the confederacys founding document 12. 9. 1848 Modern state
Surface area	41.285 km²
Population	8.391.973 (2016)

Currency

The currency from Switzerland developed from Kreuzern, Ducat, Thaler and Gulden up to Swiss Franken and Rappen.

Angster

Angster was at first thin, only one side minted swiss Pfennig coins.
Angster was minted from 14. century (1362 Basel) till 1847 Luzern.
1 Angster = 2 Pfennig = 4 Haller, other areas 1 Angster = 2 Haller
6 Angster = 1 Luzerne Schilling, older 4½ Angster = 1 Luzern Schilling
15 Angster = 1 Groschen

Batzen

Batzen was minted between 1492 and 1850 in Switzerland.

Old Swiss Confederation
1 Batzen Bern = 4 Kreuzer
1 Batzen = 5 Kreuzer (Frühes 17. Jahrhundert)
5 Batzen = 1 Groschen (Grossi) (Diese Münzen waren dicker)
15 Batzen = 1 Gulden
60 Kreuzer = 1 Gulden

Helvetic Republic 1798–1803 1 Batzen = 10 Rappen
10 Batzen = 1 Franken

New Swiss Franc 1850
7 Batzen = 1 Swiss Franc

Dukaten

Dukaten /Ducat are coins made from Gold with ca. 3,49 Gramm (986/1000)