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20 Francs Libertas
| Issuer | Swiss Confederation |
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| Year | 1883-1896 |
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| Engraver(s) | Karl Schwenzer |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing effigy of Libertas, a personification of liberty, her hair elegantly bound with a ribbon and crowned with a tiara and laurel wreath. The portrait is rendered in high relief in a refined neoclassical style. The circular legend CONFOEDERATIO HELVETICA flanks the bust along the upper periphery, with the word LIBERTAS appearing below the portrait. |
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| Reverse lettering | * 20 FR 1888 B |
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| Mintage | 1883 - KM#31.1; reeded edge - 250,000 1886 - KM#31.3 - 250,000 1887 B - KM#31.3 ultra rare - 176 1888 B - KM#31.3 ultra rare - 4,224 1889 B - KM#31.3 - 100,000 1890 B - KM#31.3 - 125,000 1891 B - KM#31.3 - 100,000 1892 B - KM#31.3 - 100,000 1893 B - KM#31.3 - 100,000 1893 B - KM#31.3; struck with brighter gold; small cross punched in the center of the Swiss cross; ultra rare - 25 1894 B - KM#31.3 - 121,000 1895 B - KM#31.3 - 200,000 1895 B - KM#31.3; struck with brighter gold; small cross punched in the center of the Swiss cross; ultra rare - 19 1896 B - KM#31.2; different edge lettering; reported, but not confirmed - 1896 B - KM#31.3 - 400,000 |
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