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20 Franken / Francs / Franchi
| Issuer | Schweizerische Nationalbank / Banque Nationale Suisse / Banca Nazionale Svizzera / Banca Naziunala Svizra |
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| Year | 1994 |
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| Value | 20 Franken |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a portrait of the Swiss composer Arthur Honegger at right centre, rendered against a vivid red and violet multicolour guilloche underprint. The large numeral '20' appears in red at lower left, with the issuer inscriptions SCHWEIZERISCHE NATIONALBANK and BANCA NAZIUNALA SVIZRA running vertically along the lower margin. The composer's name and life dates 'Arthur Honegger 1892–1955' are printed vertically along the upper left border. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse presents an architectural and musical composition centred on imagery referencing Honegger's orchestral work Pacific 231, with a large steam locomotive wheel and mechanical elements rendered in intaglio over a multicolour guilloche underprint in red, orange and violet tones. The denomination appears as '20' in large numerals at upper right, with the trilingual value inscriptions Zwanzig Franken / Vingt Francs / Venti Franchi printed vertically along the right border. The issuer names BANQUE NATIONALE SUISSE and BANCA NAZIONALE SVIZZERA are printed along the lower margin, and musical score fragments are visible in the lower left area. |
| Reverse lettering | BANQUE NATIONALE SUISSE BANCA NAZIONALE SVIZZERA Zwanzig Franken Vingt Francs Venti Franchi 20 Le président du Conseil Un membre de la Direction générale |
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