Swissmint – Federal Mint in the Kirchenfeld / Bern
The Swiss Mint was founded more than 100 years ago. Read here how a mint looked like in those days…
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Swiss gold coins for 25 and 50 francs – Part 1: historical origin
In 1953, Swiss National Bank was obligated by law to exchange banknotes for gold. The consequences: The country needed an enormous amount of gold circulation coins. But it was a rocky road up to the coinage, as you can read here.
Swiss gold coins for 25 and 50 francs – chapter 2: from circulation coin to coveted rarity and then to melting
Since 1955, the Swiss mint was striking coins on a large scale – and did not issue them after all. However, a small part of them became a wanted collectible. The rest was melted down. Read here, how it happened.
A coin is being made – the Swiss commemorative coins celebrating the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel
It takes much effort and planning until a collector can purchase his commemorative coin that will serve as a memento of an event which – like the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel – will become part of the national myth.
