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2 Francs Silver, pattern
| Issuer | Swiss Confederation |
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| Year | 1854 |
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| Currency | Franc (1850-date) |
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| Obverse description | Effigy of Helvetia in left profile, her head laureate with an oak wreath secured at the nape by a ribbon whose ends fall behind the neck. The legend CONFEDERATION SUISSE flanks the portrait along the upper periphery, with the date 1854 positioned below, separated by a five-pointed star. The portrait is rendered in a restrained neoclassical style consistent with Bovy's engraving manner. |
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| Obverse lettering | CONFEDERATION ★ SUISSE 1854 |
| Reverse description | A wreath composed of intertwined oak and alpine rose branches encircles the central field, tied at the base with a decorative ribbon bow. Within the wreath, the inscription ESSAI DE PRESSE MONET. appears in four lines across the field, followed by a short horizontal rule and the engraver's initials M . L . B . The entire composition is contained within a beaded border, with no exergue line. The design serves as a press trial, attesting to the mechanical and artistic quality of the proposed coinage. |
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