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10 Rappen Libertas, copper-nickel
| Issuer | Swiss Confederation |
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| Year | 1879-2024 |
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| Thickness | 1.45 mm |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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The 10 Rappen is the longest-continuously-struck coin type in Swiss history, with the design frozen in place since 1879 by deliberate political choice rather than inertia — the Swiss federal authorities repeatedly declined to modernize it, viewing consistency as a form of institutional credibility. The cupronickel alloy, adopted from the outset, predated its widespread European use and was chosen specifically to resist the coin-clipping and sweating endemic to the preceding billon issues.
Wartime nickel shortages during both World Wars forced no composition change, a logistical achievement most neighboring states could not match.