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1 Franc Helvetia standing, nickel, trial
| Issuer | Swiss Federal Mint |
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| Year | 1928 |
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| Diameter | 23 mm |
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| Reverse description | Central denomination numeral and abbreviation '1 Fr.' displayed in large characters above the date 1928, all within an open wreath of oak branches tied at the base with a ribbon bow. The mint mark 'B' for Bern appears in the exergue below the wreath knot. The wreath's naturalistic foliage, rendered in fine relief, frames the denomination with characteristic Swiss Federal coinage elegance. A beaded border runs along the coin's rim. |
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| Mint | Swiss Federal Mint, Bern |
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Swiss monetary authorities spent much of the 1920s debating whether to abandon the silver franc entirely in favor of base-metal coinage — a politically contentious move given Switzerland's long participation in the Latin Monetary Union, which had formally dissolved only in 1927. These 1928 nickel trials were part of that evaluation process. The Federation ultimately retained silver for the franc denomination through 1967, making pieces like this a dead end in Swiss monetary policy rather than a transitional stepping stone.