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2 Rappen - with rhombus

Issuer Canton of Schwyz
Year 1815-1843
Type Standard circulation coin
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Obverse lettering CANTON SCHWYZ
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Edge Plain
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Schwyz was one of the last Swiss cantons to surrender its minting rights under the Federal Coinage Act of 1850, and this small billon piece circulated through a period when the canton's coins competed — poorly — against a flood of foreign small change crossing the border from Bavaria and Austria. The rhombus privy mark distinguishes the issue from earlier Schwyz rapfen and ties production to a specific contractor arrangement, though the exact mint is not conclusively documented in the major references.

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