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20 Franken - Franz Josef II
| Issuer | Liechtenstein |
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| Year | 1946 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1946 B - - 10,000 |
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Liechtenstein has no mint of its own and has historically contracted production to Bern. This 1946 issue was struck at the Swiss Federal Mint, a relationship the principality depended on throughout the twentieth century for all its coinage needs. Franz Josef II, who came to power in 1938, used these gold issues partly to assert a quiet financial independence — Liechtenstein had formally ended its customs union with Austria after WWI and aligned itself economically with Switzerland, a pivot that shaped every aspect of its monetary output for decades.
Mintage for the 1946 date was extremely limited, and the coin saw essentially no circulation.