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20 Francs 7th series, reserve banknote
| Issuer | Swiss National Bank |
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| Year | 1984-1985 |
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| Printer | Orell Füssli, Zurich, Switzerland (1519-date) |
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| Obverse description | Blue on multicolor underprint. Portrait of Horace-Bénédict de Saussure at right in intaglio, with a quartz crystal vignette at center. Multilingual inscriptions identify the issuing authority and denomination in French, Italian, German, and Romansh. |
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| Obverse lettering | 20 Vingt Francs Le président du Conseil Un membre de la Direction générale Horace-Bénédict de Saussure 1740-1799 20 20 Banque Nationale Suisse 20 Banca Nazionale Svizzera 20 Venti Franchi |
| Reverse description | Blue and green multicolor design centered on a large intaglio vignette of a hair hygrometer, an instrument associated with de Saussure's scientific work, set against a guilloche background of Alpine mountain scenery. A secondary vignette at right depicts a mountain expedition team, with the large numeral '20' rendered in bicolor intaglio at center, and multilingual denomination inscriptions along the vertical margins. |
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