Gold Coins of Switzerland
Swiss 20 Francs
20 Francs Types
There are two different types of Swiss 20 franc coins.The first type Liberty -Helvetia had now got its own page on our website.
Vreneli
Vreneli, Vrenelli or Helvetia Head coins were issued from 1897 until 1949, with some exceptions. Coins produced after 1936 are all restrikes.
The coin obverse features a female head with plaited hair, a garland of flowers (edelweiss?), with mountains behind, and the inscription HELVETIA above.
The reverse has a swiss cross on a more ornate shield superimposed on an oak branch with ribbons. The value 20 FR appears at the sides of the shield, and the date below. This type was issued from 1897 to 1935, then again in 1947 and 1949. The model for the portrait was Francoise Engli.
Switzerland 20 Francs - Our Choice
Switzerland 20 Francs Dates Available
The following coins were all minted in Bern.
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Vreneli or Vrenelli?
Of course, the correct spelling for this coin, and name, is Vreneli not Vrenelli, so why do we give the correct and the incorrect spellings? When we first created this page, we got it wrong. Not being German speakers, and having no friends called Vreneli, we simply failed to consider that there should only be one "L" not two; you may notice that the name of this page includes the incorrect spelling. At some stage, we noticed our error and corrected it in most places. You may wonder why we keep the incorrect spelling also. It's mainly for findability. If we got it wrong, there must be many others who also mis-spell this name. It helps search engines and real people to retain both spellings. When we added this paragraph there were about 9,380 Google results for Vrenelli, and about 56,300 for Vreneli. Although this means that most people would find our pages, up to 17% may not find our pages. As we have also taken the time and effort to state the correct spelling, we hope at least a few people will find our pages and information useful.We are grateful to Verena (Vreni) Welser of Switzerland for pointing out that we had not corrected the error on all relevant pages. We also did not realise that Vreni itself was short for Verena. Of course we are familiar with the name Vreni Schneider the world famous Swiss skier, but again did not realise until we came to write this, that her actual name is also Verena. We learn something every day!
Specifications
Technical specifications of Swiss gold 20 franc coins.| Denomination | Diameter | Weight | Alloy | AGW |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
20 Francs
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21.2 | 6.4516 | .900 | 0.1867 |
Notes on Table
Denomination = Face valueDiameter = Approximate Diameter in millimetres.
Weight = Weight in grams.
Alloy = Fineness of gold.
AGW = Actual fine gold weight in troy ounces.
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Swiss Silver and Base Metal Coins
For silver and base metal coins of Switzerland, please look at our original Chard Coins website.
Obverse of 1900 Vreneli Swiss 20 Francs
Reverse of 1900 Vreneli Swiss 20 Francs
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