20 francs, 1871, coat of arms
Pattern
Alloy: gold, Au (0.900)
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 6.451g (5.806g fine)
Motif: shield (analogous to 20 centimes 1850)
Engraving: Karl Friedrich Voigt, Munich
Mint mark B
Mintage
vf
ef
unc
bu
1871
200 pcs
20 francs, 1871, Durussel
Pattern
Alloy: gold, Au (0.900)
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 6.451g (5.806g fine)
Motif: head of Helvetia/coat of arms
Design: Edouard Durussel
without mint mark
Mintage
vf
ef
unc
bu
1871
30 pcs
20 francs, 1873, 3 point
Pattern
Alloy: gold, Au (0.900)
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 6.451g (5.806g fine)
Motif: sitting Helvetia/wreath of leaves
Design: Dorer, Baden
Engraving: Wiener
Mint mark: top-most point
Mint: Brussels
Mintage
vf
ef
unc
bu
1873
1000 pcs
20 francs, 1873, 2 point
Pattern
Alloy: gold, Au (0.900)
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 6.451g (5.806g fine)
Motif: sitting Helvetia/wreath of leaves
Design: Dorer, Baden
Engraving: Wiener
Mint mark: missing (top-most point removed)
Mint: Berne
Mintage
vf
ef
unc
bu
1873
80 pcs
Year 1887
Alloy: gold, Au (0.900)
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 6.451g (5.806g fine)
Demonetized: September 27, 1936
Motif: Libertas head (Helvetia)
![obverse and reverse inverted obverse and reverse aligned](/img/kopfstehend.png)
Designs:
Albert Walch, Berne (obverse)
Christian Bühler, Berne (reverse)
Engraving: Karl Schwenzer, Stuttgart
Mint mark
B
Mintage
vf
ef
unc
bu
1887
176 pcs
-
20 francs, 1893, Gondogold
Alloy: gold, Au (0.900)
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 6.451g (5.806g fine)
Motif: Libertas head (Helvetia)
![obverse and reverse inverted obverse and reverse aligned](/img/kopfstehend.png)
Designs:
Albert Walch, Berne (obverse)
Christian Bühler, Berne (reverse)
Engraving: Karl Schwenzer, Stuttgart
Mint mark
B
Mintage
vf
ef
unc
bu
1893
25 pcs
-
20 francs, 1895, Gondogold
Alloy: gold, Au (0.900)
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 6.451g (5.806g fine)
Motif: Libertas head (Helvetia)
![obverse and reverse inverted obverse and reverse aligned](/img/kopfstehend.png)
Designs:
Albert Walch, Berne (obverse)
Christian Bühler, Berne (reverse)
Engraving: Karl Schwenzer, Stuttgart
Mint mark
B
Mintage
vf
ef
unc
bu
1895
19 pcs
-
20 francs, 1897, forelock
Pattern
Alloy: gold, Au (0.900)
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 6.451g (5.806g fine)
Motif: head of Helvetia (Vreneli)
![obverse and reverse inverted obverse and reverse aligned](/img/kopfstehend.png)
Design: Fritz Ulisse Landry, Neuchâtel
Mint mark
B
Mintage
vf
ef
unc
bu
1897
12 pcs
-
20 francs, 1897, Gondogold
Alloy: gold, Au (0.900)
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 6.451g (5.806g fine)
Motif: head of Helvetia (Vreneli)
![obverse and reverse inverted obverse and reverse aligned](/img/kopfstehend.png)
Design: Fritz Ulisse Landry, Neuchâtel
Mint mark
B
Mintage
vf
ef
unc
bu
1897
29 pcs
-
10 francs, 1910, pattern
Pattern (Essai)
Alloy: gold, Au (0.900)
Diameter: 19mm
Weight: 3.225g (2.903g fine)
Motif: head of Helvetia (Vreneli)
![obverse and reverse inverted obverse and reverse aligned](/img/kopfstehend.png)
Design: Fritz Ulisse Landry, Neuchâtel
Mint mark
B
Mintage
vf
ef
unc
bu
1910
56 pcs (1910 & 1911)
-
10 francs, 1911, pattern
Pattern (Essai)
Alloy: gold, Au (0.900)
Diameter: 19mm
Weight: 3.225g (2.903g fine)
Motif: head of Helvetia (Vreneli)
![obverse and reverse inverted obverse and reverse aligned](/img/kopfstehend.png)
Design: Fritz Ulisse Landry, Neuchâtel
Mint mark
B
Mintage
vf
ef
unc
bu
1911
56 pcs (1910 & 1911)
-
Years 1955 to 1959
Not issued; original mintage 5.0 mio, rest has been melted down.
Alloy: gold, Au (0.900)
Diameter: 20mm
Weight: 5.645g (5.0805g fine)
Motif: Tell with crossbow
Design: Battista Ratti, Crana
Mint mark B
mio
vf
ef
unc
bu
1955
0.02
-
-
-
CP
1958
0.02
-
-
-
CP
1959
0.02
-
-
-
CP
Years 1955 to 1959
Not issued; original mintage 2.0 mio, rest has been melted down.
Alloy: gold, Au (0.900)
Diameter: 25mm
Weight: 11.290g (10.161g fine)
Motif: Rütli Oath
Design: Remo Rossi, Locarno
Mint mark B
mio
vf
ef
unc
bu
1955
0.02
-
-
-
CP
1958
0.02
-
-
-
CP
1959
0.02
-
-
-
CP