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Medal - Commemoration of banknotes 20 francs, 6th series
| Location | Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Year | 2003 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a color-printed reproduction of the Swiss National Bank 20-franc banknote (6th series, first issued 1979) featuring the portrait of Horace-Bénédict de Saussure, superimposed over a relief scene of alpine mountaineers ascending a peak. The circumferential legend reads '20.- BANKNOTE' at top left and 'ERSTAUSGABE 1979' at top right, with 'HORACE-BÉNÉDICT DE SAUSSURE' along the lower rim. Decorative geometric security-pattern elements appear in the upper field. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | CONFŒDERATIO HELVETICA G |
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