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1/2 Franc 1997

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Ned to identify country 1/2 franc 1997
picture of rowing man on obverse with 22 stars
do not have photo
is being described to me by a YN
thanks for your help
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the description makes me say it may be a Switzerland 1/2 Franc.
If so, it is a lady not a man :)

1/2-Franc-1997 1/2-Franc-1997

pictures taken from the Swissmint webpage: http://www.swissmint.ch/e/products/index.shtml
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...and there should be 23 stars on post-1982 coins. To make sure, ask the YN if the word "Helvetia" appears below the standing figure.
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Well, I guess they all have 23 stars. I didn't count until you mentioned that Sap :)
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I only know this because Krause points this out. The additional star is the only change in the design if the ½ franc coin since 1875.

On these coins, it's one-star-per-state (the states are called "cantons" in Switzerland). In 1979, Switzerland split off the district of Jura from the state of Bern, creating a new state. This new state "got it's star" on the coins in 1982.
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