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20 Francs - 1892 - B - 21 mm
KM-031.3 - 6,45 g
Fineness - 0,900 Au
Edge - Lettered
Mintage
- 0,100M
The coin was minted at the Bern mint.
The obverse features a bust of Liberty with LIBERTAS spelled out of the
tiara. The surrounding Latin legend is HELVETIAN CONFEDERATION.
The reverse has the nation arms within a wreath with a star above, the
denomination to the sides and the date 1782 below. The mintmark B (for the Berne
mint) is found under the bottom of the wreath.
20 Francs - 1896 - B - 21 mm
KM-031.3 - 6,45 g
Fineness - 0,900 Au
Edge - Lettered
Mintage
- 0,400M
The coin was minted at the Bern mint.
The obverse features a bust of Liberty with LIBERTAS spelled out of the
tiara. The surrounding Latin legend is HELVETIAN CONFEDERATION.
The reverse has the nation arms within a wreath with a star above, the
denomination to the sides and the date 1896 below. The mintmark B (for the Berne
mint) is found under the bottom of the wreath.
20 Francs - 1902-B - 21 mm
KM-035.1 - 6,45 g
Fineness - 0,900 Au
Edge - Milled
Mintage
- 0,600M
The obverse features a bust of Vreneli, a female head with plaited hair, a garland of flowers (edelweiss?), with mountains behind with the legend HELVETIA (the old Roman name for Switzerland). The obverse was designed by F Landry. The reverse has the Swiss cross on a ornate shield superimposed on an oak branch with ribbons flanked on the sides by the denomination 20 FR. The date 1902 is below with the mintmark B (for the Bern mint) to the right. This is the reeded edge variety.
20 Francs - 1910-B - 21 mm
KM-035.1 - 6,45 g
Fineness - 0,900 Au
Edge - Milled
Mintage
- 0,375M
The obverse features a bust of Vreneli, a female head with plaited hair, a garland of flowers (edelweiss?), with mountains behind with the legend HELVETIA (the old Roman name for Switzerland). The obverse was designed by F Landry. The reverse has the Swiss cross on a ornate shield superimposed on an oak branch with ribbons flanked on the sides by the denomination 20 FR. The date 1910 is below with the mintmark B (for the Bern mint) to the right. This is the reeded edge variety.
10 Francs - 1913 - B
KM-036 - 3,23 g
Fineness - 0,900 Au
Edge - Milled
Mintage - 0,600M
The obverse features a bust of Vreneli, a female head with plaited hair, a garland of flowers (edelweiss?), with mountains behind with the legend HELVETIA (the old Roman name for Switzerland). The obverse was designed by F Landry. The reverse has a radiate version of the Swiss arms at the top, a wreath at the bottom, and the denomination 10 FR and the date 1913 in the centre. At the bottom is the mintmark B (for the Bern mint).
20 Francs - 1926-B - 21 mm
KM-035.1 - 6,45 g
Fineness - 0,900 Au
Edge - Milled
Mintage
- 0,050M
The obverse features a bust of Vreneli, a female head with plaited hair, a garland of flowers (edelweiss?), with mountains behind with the legend HELVETIA (the old Roman name for Switzerland). The obverse was designed by F Landry. The reverse has the Swiss cross on a ornate shield superimposed on an oak branch with ribbons flanked on the sides by the denomination 20 FR. The date 1926 is below with the mintmark B (for the Bern mint) to the right. This is the reeded edge variety.
20 Francs - 1930-B - 21 mm
KM-035.1 - 6,45 g
Fineness - 0,900 Au
Edge - Milled
Mintage
- 3,372M
The obverse features a bust of Vreneli, a female head with plaited hair, a garland of flowers (edelweiss?), with mountains behind with the legend HELVETIA (the old Roman name for Switzerland). The obverse was designed by F Landry.The reverse has the the Swiss cross on a ornate shield superimposed on an oak branch with ribbons flanked on the sides by the denomination 20 FR. The date 1930 is below with the mintmark B (for the Bern mint) to the right. This is the reeded edge variety.
20 Francs - 1935-LB - 21 mm
KM-035.1 - 6,45 g
Fineness - 0,900 Au
Edge - Milled
Mintage - 20,009M
The obverse features a bust of Vreneli, a female head with plaited hair, a garland of flowers (edelweiss?), with mountains behind with the legend HELVETIA (the old Roman name for Switzerland). The obverse was designed by F Landry. The reverse has the the Swiss cross on a ornate shield superimposed on an oak branch with ribbons flanked on the sides by the denomination 20 FR. The date 1930 is below with the mintmark B (for the Bern mint) to the right and L to the left (which denotes that these coins were actually minted in 1946-48).
20 Francs - 1949-B - 21 mm
KM-035.2 - 6,45 g
Fineness - 0,900 Au
Edge
- Lettered
The obverse features a bust of Vreneli, a female head with plaited hair, a garland of flowers (edelweiss?), with mountains behind with the legend HELVETIA (the old Roman name for Switzerland). The obverse was designed by F Landry. The reverse has the the Swiss cross on a ornate shield superimposed on an oak branch with ribbons flanked on the sides by the denomination 20 FR. The date 1949 is below with the mintmark B (for the Bern mint) to the right. This is the edge lettered variety which has the Latin Legend AD LEGEM ANNI MCMXXXI (in accordance with the law of 1931).
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