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5 Rappen Libertas; copper-nickel

5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel) - obverse5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel) - reverse

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Features

Issuer SwitzerlandSwitzerland (1848-date)
Period Federal State (1848-date)
Type Standard circulation coins
Years 1879-1980
Value 5 Rappen (0.05 CHF)
Currency Franc (1850-date)
Composition Copper-nickel (75% copper, 25% nickel, non-magnetic)
Weight 2 g
Diameter 17.15 mm
Thickness 1.25 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized 1 January 1984
Number
N#
168
References HMZ 2# 1212
Jürg Richter, Ruedi Kunzmann. Der neue HMZ-Katalog. Band 2 - Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins : 15./16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (2 volumes).
, Divo/Tob19# 319
Jean-Paul Divo, Edwin Tobler. Die Münzen der Schweiz im 19. Und 20. Jahrhundert. Bank Leu, Adolf Hess, Zürich, Switzerland / Luzern, Switzerland (2 volumes).
, KM# 26
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Schön# 24
Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).
, Y# 23
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).

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
᛭ 1925 ᛭
LIBERTAS

Translation: Swiss Confederation.

Designer: Karl Schwenzer

Reverse

Wreath formed of two branches of grapevine bearing three bunches of grapes each and bound with a ribbon below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5
B

Designer: Carl Friedrich Voigt

Edge

Plain

5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel) -  obverse

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.
Note: each year different thickness of letters and digits.

Reverse
Die A from model 1879 - numeral "5" thick, to the right of it the inner tendrils have shape of ark of a circle, wide ribbon.
Note: there are many differences in shape and thickness of details, most probably due to die polishing. Here is an example of the shape of a left tendril.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.


Die B - numeral "5" thick, to the right of it the inner tendrils have elongated shape, wide ribbon.
Picture: © Images courtesy of Alexandr Prokofyev.


Combinations by groups
1+A: 1879-1957 (in some years no 5 rappen coins are known).
1+B: 1958-1980.

1902

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Date Mintage G VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1879 B Photo 1 000 000 $ 0.80 $ 6.20 $ 6.20 $ 24 1.9%
1880 B 2 000 000 $ 1.00 $ 2.20 $ 3.80 $ 5.00 3%
1881 B Photo 2 000 000 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 $ 5.80 $ 69 $ 330 3%
1882 B Photo 3 000 000 $ 0.49 $ 0.49 $ 1.70 $ 3.50 $ 5.80 4%
1883 B Photo 3 000 000 $ 0.99 $ 1.10 $ 1.60 $ 2.30 $ 7.00 4%
1884 B 2 000 000 $ 0.94 $ 2.80 $ 3.40 $ 4.20 3%
1885 B Photo 3 000 000 $ 0.31 $ 0.58 $ 2.30 $ 3.00 4%
1887 B Photo 500 000 $ 27 1.0%
1888 B Photo 1 500 000 $ 1.30 $ 1.30 $ 4.30 $ 9.30 2%
1889 B 500 000 $ 0.77 1.0%
1890 B 1 000 000 $ 0.31 $ 1.90 $ 9.90 1.9%
1891 B 1 000 000 $ 3.50 $ 6.40 1.8%
1892 B 1 000 000 $ 1.20 $ 3.70 $ 3.70 1.6%
1893 B Photo 2 000 000 $ 0.76 $ 1.00 $ 2.00 $ 5.00 $ 13 $ 44 3%
1894 B 2 000 000 $ 1.00 $ 1.00 $ 2.30 $ 2.30 3%
1895 B Photo 2 000 000 $ 0.58 $ 1.10 $ 1.20 $ 2.30 $ 3.30 $ 5.80 3%
1896 B 16 0.11%
1897 B Photo 500 000 $ 0.86 $ 5.80 $ 5.80 1.5%
1898 B 2 500 000 $ 0.55 $ 0.55 $ 1.20 $ 2.00 $ 5.40 5%
1899 B 1 500 000 $ 2.10 $ 2.10 $ 3.10 $ 8.60 1.9%
1900 B 2 000 000 $ 1.10 $ 1.10 $ 1.10 $ 1.80 3%
1901 B Photo 3 000 000 $ 0.58 $ 0.69 $ 0.69 $ 1.20 $ 2.00 4%
1902 B 1 000 000 $ 3.40 $ 5.20 $ 5.80 2.0%
1902 B "I" over tilted "I" in "HELVETICA" 0.15%
1902 B "T" over "L" in "HELVETICA" 0.2%
1903 B 2 000 000 $ 0.77 $ 0.99 $ 1.70 $ 2.00 4%
1904 B 1 000 000 $ 0.74 $ 2.80 $ 2.80 2%
1905 B 1 000 000 $ 0.68 $ 0.68 $ 5.80 2%
1906 B 3 000 000 $ 0.83 $ 0.83 $ 0.83 $ 2.30 5%
1907 B Photo 5 000 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.53 $ 0.99 $ 1.10 $ 1.10 7%
1908 B 3 000 000 $ 0.87 $ 0.87 $ 0.87 $ 0.87 5%
1909 B Photo 2 000 000 $ 1.10 $ 1.30 $ 2.30 $ 4.10 $ 16 $ 34 4%
1910 B Photo 1 000 000 $ 1.50 $ 1.50 $ 2.70 $ 3.10 $ 8.90 $ 22 2%
1911 B Photo 2 000 000 $ 0.45 $ 0.45 $ 0.60 $ 58 3%
1912 B 3 000 000 $ 0.12 $ 1.10 $ 1.10 $ 2.00 5%
1913 B 3 000 000 $ 0.19 $ 0.58 $ 0.66 $ 1.30 5%
1914 B 3 000 000 $ 0.31 $ 0.32 $ 0.72 $ 2.00 5%
1915 B 3 000 000 $ 0.92 $ 0.92 $ 0.92 $ 1.20 5%
1917 B 1 000 000 $ 1.90 $ 1.90 $ 1.90 3%
1919 B 6 000 000 $ 0.53 $ 0.53 $ 0.53 $ 0.58 8%
1920 B Photo 5 000 000 $ 0.52 $ 0.52 $ 0.52 $ 0.96 8%
1921 B Photo 3 000 000 $ 0.52 $ 0.67 $ 1.40 $ 4.90 $ 48 5%
1922 B Photo 4 000 000 $ 0.55 $ 0.55 $ 0.55 $ 0.55 7%
1925 B Photo 3 000 000 $ 0.44 $ 0.44 $ 0.44 $ 0.49 $ 0.63 $ 1.30 6%
1926 B 3 000 000 $ 0.39 $ 0.39 $ 0.39 $ 1.40 6%
1927 B 2 000 000 $ 0.35 $ 0.50 $ 2.60 4%
1928 B Photo 2 000 000 $ 0.45 $ 0.45 $ 1.70 $ 6.00 $ 200 4%
1929 B 2 000 000 $ 0.42 $ 0.42 $ 0.46 $ 0.93 4%
1930 B Photo 3 000 000 $ 0.35 $ 0.58 $ 1.80 $ 1.80 6%
1931 B 5 037 000 $ 0.53 $ 0.53 $ 0.58 $ 1.20 8%
1940 B 1 416 000 $ 0.35 $ 0.51 $ 0.68 $ 28 6%
1942 B 5 078 000 $ 0.30 $ 0.30 $ 0.46 $ 2.00 $ 2.00 $ 2.00 9%
1943 B 6 591 000 $ 0.06 $ 0.27 $ 0.46 $ 0.58 $ 1.40 10%
1944 B 9 981 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.30 $ 0.30 $ 0.46 $ 0.46 $ 2.70 $ 2.70 14%
1945 B Photo 985 000 $ 0.80 $ 0.80 $ 0.82 3%
1946 B 6 179 000 $ 0.33 $ 0.33 $ 0.46 $ 0.58 $ 0.96 10%
1947 B 5 125 000 $ 0.24 $ 0.35 $ 0.51 $ 2.10 9%
1948 B 4 710 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.23 $ 0.46 $ 0.58 $ 5.40 9%
1949 B Photo 4 589 000 $ 0.28 $ 0.29 $ 0.43 $ 1.20 $ 2.90 8%
1950 B Photo 920 000 $ 0.50 $ 0.52 $ 0.93 $ 1.80 $ 95 3%
1951 B 2 141 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.58 $ 0.58 $ 0.96 5%
1952 B Photo 4 690 000 $ 0.14 $ 0.23 $ 0.35 $ 0.58 $ 1.30 $ 49 9%
1953 B Photo 9 131 000 $ 0.23 $ 0.30 $ 0.35 $ 0.49 $ 0.50 $ 11 12%
1954 B 8 038 000 $ 0.06 $ 0.23 $ 0.24 $ 0.36 $ 1.20 $ 2.70 12%
1955 B 19 943 000 $ 0.10 $ 0.14 $ 0.29 $ 0.34 $ 0.35 $ 0.66 $ 0.66 20%
1957 B 10 147 000 $ 0.23 $ 0.26 $ 0.35 $ 0.35 13%
1958 B 10 217 000 $ 0.07 $ 0.26 $ 0.35 $ 0.46 $ 0.68 $ 1.00 12%
1959 B 11 085 000 $ 0.23 $ 0.24 $ 0.29 $ 0.37 $ 0.70 13%
1962 B 23 840 000 $ 0.14 $ 0.14 $ 0.17 $ 0.23 $ 0.29 $ 0.36 $ 0.55 20%
1963 B 29 730 000 $ 0.09 $ 0.14 $ 0.28 $ 0.29 $ 0.40 $ 0.40 $ 0.74 21%
1964 B 17 080 000 $ 0.13 $ 0.13 $ 0.29 $ 0.35 $ 0.35 $ 0.50 14%
1965 B 1 430 000 $ 0.42 $ 0.42 $ 0.42 $ 1.20 3%
1966 B 10 100 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.23 $ 0.29 $ 0.35 $ 0.71 10%
1967 B 13 010 000 $ 0.09 $ 0.23 $ 0.27 $ 0.28 $ 0.28 $ 2.70 11%
1968 B 10 020 000 $ 0.17 $ 0.23 $ 0.24 $ 0.24 $ 0.58 10%
1969 B 32 990 000 $ 0.06 $ 0.10 $ 0.21 $ 0.21 $ 0.29 $ 0.32 $ 1.10 19%
1970  34 800 000 $ 0.13 $ 0.23 $ 0.29 $ 0.29 $ 0.33 $ 0.33 19%
1971  40 020 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.12 $ 0.23 $ 0.23 $ 0.29 $ 0.36 $ 0.36 18%
1974  30 002 000 $ 0.23 $ 0.23 $ 0.23 $ 0.31 $ 0.31 12%
1974  2 400 Proof 0.13%
1975  34 005 000 $ 0.12 $ 0.17 $ 0.23 $ 0.35 $ 0.35 $ 0.37 12%
1975  10 000 Proof 0.3%
1976  12 005 000 $ 0.27 $ 0.27 $ 0.41 $ 0.51 $ 0.51 5%
1976  5 130 Proof 0.13%
1977  14 012 000 $ 0.25 $ 0.25 $ 0.35 $ 0.36 $ 0.58 5%
1977  7 030 Proof 0.2%
1978  16 415 000 $ 0.25 $ 0.25 $ 0.29 $ 0.35 $ 0.58 4%
1978  10 000 Proof 0.17%
1979  27 010 000 $ 0.22 $ 0.22 $ 0.30 $ 0.35 $ 1.00 6%
1979  10 000 Proof 0.3%
1980  15 500 000 $ 0.37 $ 0.37 $ 0.37 $ 0.78 3%
1980  10 000 $ 3.20 Proof 0.3%

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)
Katz
Auction 63
Lot 2211
Internet Archive
26 Jul 2022 1879 B VF USD 12.76
(EUR 11.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)
Heritage Auctions
2025 December 14 Spotlight: Switzerland World Coin Showcase Auction 61573
Lot 21054
Internet Archive
14 Dec 2025 1881 B UNC
(NGC MS64)
USD 74.00
(incl. buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)
Heritage Auctions
2025 December 14 Spotlight: Switzerland World Coin Showcase Auction 61573
Lot 21053
Internet Archive
14 Dec 2025 1881 B UNC
(PCGS MS66)
USD 420.00
(incl. buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)
Heritage Auctions
2024 March 19 Spotlight: Switzerland World Coins Showcase Auction 61378
Lot 24044
Internet Archive
19 Mar 2024 1881 B UNC
(PCGS MS66)
USD 384.00
(incl. buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)
Heritage Auctions
Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232244
Lot 61571
Internet Archive
27 Oct 2022 1881 B UNC
(PCGS MS66)
USD 276.00
(incl. buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)
Katz
Auction 63
Lot 2213
Internet Archive
26 Jul 2022 1881 B UNC USD 24.36
(EUR 21.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)
Heritage Auctions
Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 232102
Lot 62586
Internet Archive
13 Jan 2021 1881 B UNC
(PCGS MS66)
USD 288.00
(incl. buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)
Katz
Auction 63
Lot 2212
Internet Archive
26 Jul 2022 1881 B XF USD 5.80
(EUR 5.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)
Heritage Auctions
Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232538
Lot 63241
Internet Archive
11 Sep 2025 1882 B UNC
The lot includes several items.
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Rappen (Libertas; copper-nickel)
Katz
Auction 146
Lot 2392
Internet Archive
14 Dec 2024 1882 B UNC USD 5.80
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