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10 Francs Alpine marmot
| Issuer | Swissmint |
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| Year | 2010 |
| Type | Non-circulating coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | PARCO NAZIONALE SVIZZERO N. HEEB |
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Swissmint introduced this bimetallic 10-franc circulation coin in 1995 as part of a redesign intended to bring modern security features and a distinctly Swiss natural iconography to the higher-denomination coinage. The alpine marmot — Marmota marmota — had no prior history on Swiss federal coinage, making its selection a deliberate departure from the Vreneli and Helvetia traditions that had dominated for over a century.
The bimetallic construction itself served as the primary anti-counterfeiting measure, at a time when European mints were broadly adopting ring-and-centre formats following the success of Italian 500-lire experiments in the 1980s.