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0 franc - Freddie Mercury
| Issuer | Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Year | 2019 |
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| Currency | Franc (1850-date) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse carries a vignette of the famous bronze statue of Freddie Mercury as erected in Montreux, Switzerland, rendered in intaglio-style against a lilac guilloche underprint, with one arm raised and fist clenched. To the left, the Swiss flag appears in red and white alongside a large intaglio zero numeral and a facsimile of Freddie Mercury's signature across the centre. To the right, the Queen band logo incorporating a stylised microphone is accompanied by the inscription 'QUEEN THE STUDIO EXPERIENCE MONTREUX', a holographic security patch in the upper right corner, and the signature of R. Faille, C.E.O., above the serial number prefix CHAU. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents vignettes of six iconic European landmarks arranged across the note: Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, Lisbon's Belém Tower, Paris's Eiffel Tower, Rome's Colosseum, Barcelona's Sagrada Família, and Brussels' Manneken-Pis, set against a fine multicolour guilloche underprint. A portrait of the Mona Lisa appears to the right. The word 'SOUVENIR' is rendered in large coloured letterpress, and the printer's inscription appears at the lower centre. |
| Reverse lettering | IMPRIME PAR OBERTHUR FIDUCIAIRE 0 SOUVENIR |
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