I am starting to get a collection of Swiss pieces so they have had to make the move to their own page. I enjoy both the minor coins from the various Cantons and the Shooting Talers.

Switzerland, Canton of Bern, 1811 1 Frank, NGC 66 the finest graded. Their famous reverse with the standing knight.

Switzerland, Canton of Vaud, 1828 BEL 5 Batz, NGC62. I really like the original crusty skin on this one.

Switzerland, Canton of Vaud, 1832 1 Batz, NGC 65. A really lovely coin with pale green and gold toning.

Switzerland, 1864 Medal commemorating 50th year of Geneva joining the Swiss confederation, raw, a really lovely obverse design. Recently graded MS63 BN by NGC.

Swiss Shooting Taler - 1865 Schaffhausen 5 Francs. NGC MS62.

Swiss Shooting Taler - 1874 St. Gallen 5 Francs- Really superb toning on this one, in an PCGS 64 holder.

Swiss Shooting Taler - 1876 5 Fr. issued for the Lausanne Shooting Festival. This is an NGC MS63 and shows that the Swiss really knew how to engrave a die.

Swiss Shooting Taler - 1879 Basel 5 Francs. This one in NGC 63, but a really strong piece for the grade.

Swiss Shooting Taler - 1883 Swiss 5 Franc, issued for the Lugano Shooting Festival. This in NGC 62 with some light gold toning just starting, another excellent example of 19th C. European engraving. Population 4/39.

Swiss Shooting Thaler - 1885 Bern 5 Francs- I really like many of the shooting Thalers and medals.  This one is an NGC 62, with a wonderful image of Helvetia.

Swiss Commemorative Medal, 1886 Battle of Sempach. Another wondeful bit of Swiss engraving. This version is in bronze but they are often also seen in silver. The Battle of Sempach was fought in 1386 and consisted of the Old Swiss Confederacy against the forces of Duke Leupold III of Austria.

Swiss Shooting Medal,  not to be confused with the 5 Fr. pieces, this one from the 1901 Luzerne shoot.

Switzerland, 1934 5 Francs, Fribourg Shooting Festival, this one now in an NGC 65 holder, previously in an old ANACS 66 holder.

Swiss Commemoratives from 1936-1948 - I have put together a complete set of the commemorative coins issued during this period. Switzerland has also issued a series of commemoratives beginning in 1963 but minted in much larger numbers.

Switzerland, 1936 5 Francs, Rearmament Fund, mintage of 130,000, PCGS 67, population 1/0. In the 1930's Switzerland had an air force consisting of approximately 200 aircraft of which less than 20 were operationally ready to do anything, and those 20 were primarily antiquated biplanes. In an effort to rebuild the air force the Swiss government started a rearmament process to raise money including the issuance of their first modern commemorative.

Switzerland, 1939 5 Francs, Comemorating the Battle of Laupen in 1349, in NGC 65. With a mintage of 30,000 the Laupen commemorative is by far the lowest mintage,  and consequently the highest priced. This coin will cost about the same as the other 5 combined.

Switzerland, 1939 5 Francs, Commemorating the Zurich festival, mintage of 50,000. This one in NGC 66 and mostly brilliant.

Switzerland, 1941 5 Francs, 650th Year of Confederation, mintage of 100,150, this one in NGC 65. Really lovely look with some gold toning and dark blue around the rims. The Swiss pieces normally are very well struck and available in high grade.

Switzerland, 1944 B 5 Francs in NGC 65. St. Jakob Anniversary, mintage of 101,680, with a population of 77/32 you can see that these are readily available in high grade. This battle occured in 1443 when the Canton of Zurich was defeated by the seven Cantons of the Old Swiss Confederation.

Switzerland, 1948 B 5 Francs in NGC 65, mintage of 500,400. Commemorating the Centennial of the Swiss Constitution, population 13/11.

1929 Swiss 1/2 Franc in an NGC MS67 holder, this is a long series so it is fairly easy to find a high grade example. One toning spot on the obverse but otherwise nearly perfect, population 26/1.

1982 Swiss 5 Rappen in NGC Proof 69 Ultra Cameo. Nearly perfect, I know it's modern but it was such a lovely design I decided I needed to have one example. It also has a very nice color, these are an aluminum brass alloy and in proof really have a nice look. Population 2/0, but almost every mint or proof set you look at will have similar quality coins.