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2 Francs Helvetia seated, 80% silver
| Issuer | Swiss Federal Mint |
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| Year | 1860-1863 |
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| Value | 2 Francs (2 CHF) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Reeded. |
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Switzerland's federal coinage system was barely a decade old when this type entered circulation, the Confederation having only unified its monetary framework under the 1850 Federal Coinage Act. The shift to .800 fineness from the earlier .900 standard reflected sustained pressure from the Latin Monetary Union negotiations then underway — a compromise driven by France's insistence on harmonized subsidiary silver across member states before the union formally codified those terms in 1865.
Production across the four-year window was modest, minted at Bern under contract arrangements that still retained some dependence on foreign die preparation.