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SWITZERLAND – REPUBLIC AND CANTON OF GENEVA – 10 centimes, 1…
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SWITZERLAND – REPUBLIC AND CANTON OF GENEVA – 10 centimes, 1…
See original version (French)
Estimate CHF 10 - CHF 20
Voluntary lot
Description
SWITZERLAND – REPUBLIC AND CANTON OF GENEVA – 10 centimes, 1839 – Geneva.
Obverse: Coat of arms of Geneva within a circle: an imperial eagle on the left and the Key of St Peter on the right,
surmounted by the sun bearing the monogram IHS. Peripheral legend: ‘POST · TENE-BRAS · LUX ·
’, the Genevan motto meaning ‘After darkness, light’.
Reverse: The denomination ‘10 CENTIMES’ centred above the year ‘1839’. Peripheral legend:
‘REP · ET CANT · DE GENEVE’.
Edge: Smooth.
Gross weight: 3.20 g.
Metal and fineness: Billon, 150 silver.
Diameter: 22 mm.
Thickness: approx. 1.05 mm.
Face value: 10 centimes.
Orientation: Coin strike, 6 o’clock.
Strike quality: Circulation coin.
Condition: TTB+; well-preserved relief, silvery-grey patina and a few
superficial marks.
References: KM# 128; HMZ 2-366.
Historical note: This coin belongs to the first series of the Geneva franc, used from 1839
until the adoption of the Swiss franc in 1850. The obverse features the coat of arms of Geneva and the motto ‘Post
Tenebras Lux’.
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About the sale
Numismatic sales & collectible coins
Auction location
Auction time
11/06/2026 at 1:00 PM
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