Goddess of Liberty 5 Rappen Switzerland Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making

Goddess of Liberty 5 Rappen Switzerland Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making

Obverse: Head of Libertas (Roman goddess of liberty) facing right, with braided hair tied with ribbon, and wearing tiara.
Lettering: CONFŒDERATIO HELVETICA
LIBERTAS

Reverse: Wreath formed of two branches of grapevine bearing three bunches of grapes each and bound with a ribbon below.
Lettering: 5

Features
Issuer Switzerland
Period Federal State (1848-date)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 1981-2021
Value 5 Rappen
0.05 CHF = 0.05 USD
Currency Franc (1850-date)
Composition Aluminium-bronze (92% copper, 6% aluminium, 2% nickel)
Weight 1.80 g
Diameter 17.15 mm
Thickness 1.25 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Number N# 171
References HMZ 2# 1212, Divo/Tob19# –, KM# 26c, Schön# 24c, Y# –

Wikipedia:
Libertas (Latin for 'liberty' or 'freedom', pronounced [liːˈbɛrt̪aːs̠]) is the Roman goddess and personification of liberty. She became a politicised figure in the Late Republic, featured on coins supporting the populares faction, and later those of the assassins of Julius Caesar. Nonetheless, she sometimes appears on coins from the imperial period, such as Galba's "Freedom of the People" coins during his short reign after the death of Nero. She is usually portrayed with two accoutrements: the rod and the soft pileus, which she holds out, rather than wears.

The goddess Libertas is also depicted on the Great Seal of France, created in 1848. This is the image which later influenced French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi in the creation of his statue of Liberty Enlightening the World: the Statue of Liberty on Liberty Island in the United States. According to the National Park Service, the Statue's Roman robe is the main feature that invokes Libertas and the symbol of Liberty from which the statue derives its name.

In addition, money throughout history has borne the name or image of Libertas. As "Liberty", Libertas was depicted on the obverse (heads side) of most coinage in the U.S. into the twentieth century – and the image is still used for the American Gold Eagle gold bullion coin. Libertas is depicted on the 5, 10 and 20 Rappen denomination coins of Switzerland.