Geneva 1839 10 centimes

from the Mountain Groan Collection

Geneva, one of the cantons of Switzerland, struck coins sporadically throughout the eighteenth century (see Dav-1769). The coinage was interrupted by Napoleonic occupation but resumed in 1817. In 1839, the coinage was decimalized to 100 centimes = one franc and one, two, four, ten and twenty-five centimes were issued, all in billon. None are rare today. In 1848, Geneva was incorporated into the reformed Swiss Confederation and coinage for the individual cantons ceased.

Recorded mintage: unknown but not rare.

Specification: billon (low grade silver).

Catalog reference: KM 128.

Source:

• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Divo, Jean-Paul, and Edwin Tobler, Die Münzen der Schweiz, im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert, Zürich: Bank Leu & Co AG, 1969.
• Richter, Jürg, and Ruedi Kunzmann, Neuer HMZ-Katalog, Band 2: Die Münzen der Schweiz und Liechtensteins 15//16. Jahrhundert bis Gegenwart, Regenstauf, Germany: H. Gietl Verlag GmbH, 2006.

Link to:

• Geneva 1795-TB 12 florins Dav-1769
• Geneva 1833 sol
• Geneva 1839 centime
• 1839 2 centimes
• Geneva 1839 4 centimes
• 1839 25 centimes, struck in silver
• 1840 5 centimes
• 1844 25 centimes
• Coins and currency dated 1839
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