Rappen

Features

Issuer	City of Lucerne
Period	Republic (1648-1798)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1774-1796
Value	1 Rappen (1⁄360)
Currency	New Thaler (1773-1797)
Composition	Copper
Weight	1.3 g
Diameter	16 mm
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 38052
References	Wielandt Luzern# 178 Friedrich Wielandt; 1969. Münz- und Geldgeschichte des Standes Luzern. Schweizerischer Bankverein, Luzern, Switzerland. , HMZ 2# 664 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). , KM# 75 Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes). , Divo/Tob18# 571 Jean-Paul Divo, Edwin Tobler; 1974. Die Münzen der Schweiz im 18. Jahrhundert = The coins of Switzerland in the 18th century. Bank Leu, Zürich, Switzerland. , Haas L# 264 Franz Haas-Zumbühl; 1895. “Die Münzen des Standes Luzern”, Schweizerische Numismatische Rundschau = Revue Suisse de Numismatique (Swiss Numismatic Review), Volume 5, pages 137-224.

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Obverse

Coat of arms of Lucerne on oval shield with scrolls. Palm leaf to the left and laurel branch to the right.

Engraver: Carl Bruppacher

Reverse

Inscription in three lines within scrolls.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
I
RAPEN
1795

Engraver: Carl Bruppacher

Mint

Lucerne, Switzerland

Comments

Varieties:
Variety 1774 (Wielandt# 178; Haas L# 672, 673)
Engraver's mark: B

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Variety 1784 (Wielandt# 179; Haas L# 674)
This variety is only recorded by Wielandt LU# and Haas L#.

Variety 1787 (Wielandt# 180; Haas L# 674)

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Variety 1789 (Wielandt# 181; Haas L# 675, 676)

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Variety 1795 (Wielandt# 205; Haas L# 677)

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Variety 1796 (Wielandt# 206; Haas L# 678)

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Variety 1787

Variety 1789

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Date	VF	Frequency
Undetermined
1774		45%
1787		19%
1789	$ 16	31%
1795		14%
1796		17%

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