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5 Francs Red Cross

Features

Issuer SwitzerlandSwitzerland (1848-date)
Period Federal State (1848-date)
Type Non-circulating coins
Year 1963
Value 5 Francs (5 CHF)
Currency Franc (1850-date)
Composition Silver (.835) (16.5% copper)
Weight 15.00 g
Diameter 31 mm
Thickness 2.39 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized 1 April 1971
Number
N#
5998
References HMZ 2# 1223i
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# 334
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# 51
Standard Catalog of World Coins (86 volumes).
, Schön# 46
Battenberg Gietl Verlag (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (4 volumes).
, Y# 56
Richard Sperry Yeoman. R. S. Yeoman's Modern & Current World Coins (16 volumes).

Commemorative issue

100th Anniversary of the Red Cross

Obverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
5
FR
CONFOEDERATIO HELVETICA
B

Designer: Max Weber

Reverse

Woman standing with left hand raised and holding bowl in right hand. Two wounded soldiers lying on the ground behind. The three figures form a cross.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
1863
1963
WEBER

Edge

Embossed lettering

Script: Latin

Lettering: ★★★ DOMINUS PROVIDEBIT ★★★★★★★★★★

5 Francs (Red Cross) -  obverse

© Rhonan (CC BY-NC-SA)

Mint

B Bern, Switzerland (1225-date)

Comments

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) is a humanitarian institution based in Geneva, Switzerland, founded on 29 October 1863.

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (1963) B Photo 623 000 $ 41 $ 41 $ 41 $ 44

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Bullion value: USD 29.35 Search tips
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Actual silver weight: 0.403 oz
Current silver price: 72.89 USD/oz (see silver price )

Examples of the type

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Past sales

Pictures Sale Date Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs (Red Cross)
Katz
Auction 188
Lot 665
Internet Archive
27 Mar 2026 UNC USD 20.89
(EUR 18.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs (Red Cross)
Katz
Auction 186
Lot 589
Internet Archive
13 Mar 2026 UNC USD 34.82
(EUR 30.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs (Red Cross)
Katz
Auction 182
Lot 1473
Internet Archive
6 Feb 2026 UNC USD 23.21
(EUR 20.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs (Red Cross)
Katz
Auction 171
Lot 1158
Internet Archive
10 Oct 2025 UNC USD 24.37
(EUR 21.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs (Red Cross)
Katz
Auction 166
Lot 1414
Internet Archive
16 Aug 2025 UNC USD 23.21
(EUR 20.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs (Red Cross)
Katz
Auction 158
Lot 1266
Internet Archive
14 May 2025 UNC USD 23.21
(EUR 20.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs (Red Cross)
Katz
Auction 154
Lot 1338
Internet Archive
12 Apr 2025 UNC Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs (Red Cross)
Katz
Auction 152
Lot 1164
Internet Archive
8 Mar 2025 UNC Unsold
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs (Red Cross)
Katz
Auction 149
Lot 2363
Internet Archive
8 Feb 2025 UNC USD 16.25
(EUR 14.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 5 Francs (Red Cross)
Katz
Auction 148
Lot 1160
Internet Archive
11 Jan 2025 UNC USD 15.09
(EUR 13.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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