Schweizer Münzblätter
A quarterly Swiss numismatics journal published by the Swiss Numismatic Society since 1949.
Last updated September 27, 2026
AI crawler reads
No AI crawler has read this profile since Oct 28, 2026.
Overview
Schweizer Münzblätter is a quarterly academic journal devoted to numismatics, published by the Schweizerische Numismatische Gesellschaft (Swiss Numismatic Society) since 1949. It is a specialist periodical rather than a mass-market consumer title, serving collectors, dealers, curators, and scholars interested in coins, medals, and monetary history, with a particular focus on Switzerland and related European numismatic topics. The journal has appeared continuously for more than seven decades, making it one of the longer-running numismatic serials in the German-speaking world. Its content typically includes research articles, short notes, find reports, reviews, and society news. Tables of contents from 1996 onward are available online, and the journal is associated with the society's broader publishing and membership activities. The publication is based in Switzerland and is distributed primarily to members and institutional subscribers, with back issues and indexes consulted by numismatic researchers. Because it is a scholarly journal rather than a commercial product line, its 'brand' identity rests on its long-standing title, its quarterly cadence, and its institutional publisher.
History
Schweizer Münzblätter was established in 1949 by the Schweizerische Numismatische Gesellschaft (Swiss Numismatic Society), which has published it continuously since then. The journal was created to provide a regular German-language forum for Swiss numismatic research, covering coins, medals, and monetary history. Over the decades it has maintained a quarterly publication schedule, making it one of the established serials in European numismatics. The society itself is a long-standing association of collectors and scholars, and the journal functions as one of its principal publications, alongside other society communications. Tables of contents from 1996 onward have been made available online, improving access for researchers. The journal remains active and is distributed to members and subscribers, with its back catalogue serving as a reference resource for numismatic study.
- 1996
Tables of contents from this year onward become available online.
- 1949
Schweizer Münzblätter is founded and begins publication under the Swiss Numismatic Society.
Products and positioning
Specialist scholarly numismatic journal for the Swiss and international collector/researcher community.
Schweizer Münzblätter (quarterly journal)
Quarterly numismatics journal published by the Swiss Numismatic Society since 1949.
Sources3 sources
Cite this profile: Cite the canonical profile. /brand-wiki/schweizer-münzblätter · Editorial policy · How profiles are compiled