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10 Francs Rosenlaui glacier
| Issuer | Swissmint |
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| Year | 2023 |
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| Value | 10 Francs |
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| Obverse lettering | CONFOEDERATIO HELVETICA 2023 10 FR B (Translation: Swiss Confederation.) |
| Reverse description | The copper-nickel centre presents a finely engraved panoramic landscape depicting the Rosenlaui glacier as it appeared around 1780, rendered in a detailed topographic style inspired by historical illustrations, showing the expansive glacier descending between dramatic Alpine peaks with a glacial stream in the valley below. The aluminium bronze outer ring features an Alpine forest scene in high relief, with towering conifer trees framing the lower and lateral fields, and three cantonal or institutional shields displayed at the lower centre of the ring. The legend 'ROSENLOUWI GLETSCHER' is inscribed along the upper arc of the ring, with the historical date notation 'um 1780' appearing between the two words. The engraver's name 'MÄSCHERIN' is discreetly placed at the lower right of the inner field. |
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Part of Swissmint's ongoing alpine landscape series, this piece commemorates the Rosenlaui glacier in the Bernese Oberland — a body of ice that has retreated so dramatically since the 19th century that photographs from the 1870s show the glacier face where tourists now walk on bare rock. The Swiss mint has used these collector issues partly to document what is being lost, making the choice of subject quietly pointed.