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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 | 2000-2014 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a portrait of composer Arthur Honegger at centre-right, rendered in intaglio against a multicoloured guilloche underprint in shades of violet, red, and green. The large numeral '20' appears in red at the left, with the issuer names 'SCHWEIZERISCHE NATIONALBANK' and 'BANCA NAZIUNALA SVIZRA' in vertical orientation along the lower right margin. The inscription 'Arthur Honegger 1892–1955' appears at upper left alongside a small vignette of the composer and a Swiss cross watermark area at top centre. |
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| Obverse lettering | SCHWEIZERISCHE NATIONALBANK BANCA NAZIUNALA SVIZRA Zwanzig Franken Vingt Francs Arthur Honegger 1892-1955 20 |
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The eighth series of Swiss National Bank notes was commissioned in the late 1970s but took nearly two decades to reach circulation — the 20 Franken finally entered use in 1996, with the 2000–2014 date range on this example reflecting the extended print run rather than any reissue. Switzerland kept the seventh series valid in parallel for years, running two series simultaneously, which was deliberate policy rather than administrative delay.
Orell Füssli has printed Swiss banknotes since the nineteenth century and remains one of the few security printers still vertically integrated with the issuing authority's home country. Zintzmeyer's design scheme for the eighth series was thematic by denomination — each note assigned to a different artistic movement.