- Description
- Specifications
| ID Number: | CS01-0113 |
| Description: | 5 Francs |
| Country or State: | Switzerland |
| Year: | 1987 |
| Currency: | Franc (1850-date) |
| Commemorative Issue: | 100th anniversary of the birth of Le Corbusier |
| Obverse: | Value and denomination in square frame |
| Obverse Legend: | CONFOEDERATIO HELVETICA, 5 FR, 1987 bill, B |
| Reverse: | Graphic reproduction of “Modulor” by Le Corbusier, 1943, depicting a stylised standing human figure with one arm raised, surrounded by geometric patterns. |
| Reverse Legend: | LE CORBUSIER, 432 698 1130, MODULOR, 1887 ___ 1965 |
| Edge: | ★★★ DOMINUS | PROVIDEBIT | ★★★★★★★★★★ |
| Designer: | Max Bill |
| Mint Mark: | B (Bern) |
| Orientation: | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Composition: | Copper-nickel (75% copper, 25% nickel) |
| Diameter: | 31.45 mm |
| Thickness: | 2.35 mm |
| Weight: | 13.20 grams |
| Mintage: | 62,515 |
| Catalog Number: | KM# 66 |
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Charles-Édouard Jeanneret, better known as Le Corbusier was a Swiss architect, designer, urbanist, writer and painter, famous for being one of the pioneers of what now is called modern architecture. He was born in Switzerland and became a French citizen in 1930. His career spanned five decades, with his buildings constructed throughout central Europe, India, Russia, one in North and several in South America. He was a pioneer in studies of modern high design and was dedicated to providing better living conditions for the residents of crowded cities. Le Corbusier adopted his pseudonym in the 1920s, allegedly deriving it in part from the name of a distant ancestor, "Lecorbésier." However, it appears to have been an earlier (and somewhat unkind) nickname, which he simply decided to keep. |
