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20 Francs Conrad Ferdinand Meyer, trial
| Issuer | Swiss Mint |
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| Year | 1998 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | The field displays the denomination '20 FR' in large, bold incuse lettering across the upper half, with the date '1998' centered below and the legend 'HELVETIA' inscribed in the lower field. To the right of the date, an essai (trial) mark appears, consisting of a circular cartouche bearing the letter 'E' and a Swiss cross. The mint mark 'B' for Bern is placed at the bottom center of the field. The design is strikingly modern and typographic in style, with plain fields and a raised rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | 20 FR 1998 HELVETIA B E |
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Trial strikes — Probeprägungen in Swiss parlance — were produced by Swissmint to test dies and planchet specifications before committing to full production runs. This 1998 silver piece honoring poet and novelist Conrad Ferdinand Meyer was part of that process; the commemorative program itself marked the centenary of Meyer's death. Meyer spent much of his adult life managing severe depression and spent years in a sanatorium near Préfargier before producing the bulk of his literary output relatively late — his novella Das Leiden eines Knaben appeared when he was in his mid-fifties.