Switzerland 1918-B 10 rappen
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This type was struck at the Bern mint 1918-19 as a wartime substitute for the usual copper-nickel issue. The design is still in use and struck to the original 1879 specification. Prior to confederation in 1850, each Swiss canton issued its own coins.
Recorded mintage: 6,000,000.
Specification: 3 g, brass, 19.1 mm diameter, plain edge.
Catalog reference: KM 27a.
- Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th 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.
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