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Vreneli: Patterns / Rarities

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

unc

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

unc

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

unc

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

unc

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)

Designs:
Albert Walch, Berne (obverse)
Christian Bühler, Berne (reverse)
Engraving: Karl Schwenzer, Stuttgart
Mint mark B

Mintage

unc

1887

176 pcs

80'000.00

100'000.00

125'000.00

20 francs, 1893, Gondogold
Alloy: gold, Au (0.900)
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 6.451g (5.806g fine)

Motif: Libertas head (Helvetia)

Designs:
Albert Walch, Berne (obverse)
Christian Bühler, Berne (reverse)
Engraving: Karl Schwenzer, Stuttgart
Mint mark B

Mintage

unc

1893

25 pcs

70'000.00

80'000.00

90'000.00

20 francs, 1895, Gondogold
Alloy: gold, Au (0.900)
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 6.451g (5.806g fine)

Motif: Libertas head (Helvetia)

Designs:
Albert Walch, Berne (obverse)
Christian Bühler, Berne (reverse)
Engraving: Karl Schwenzer, Stuttgart
Mint mark B

Mintage

unc

1895

19 pcs

65'000.00

75'000.00

80'000.00

20 francs, 1897, forelock
Pattern

Alloy: gold, Au (0.900)
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 6.451g (5.806g fine)

Motif: head of Helvetia (Vreneli)

Design: Fritz Ulisse Landry, Neuchâtel
Mint mark B

Mintage

unc

1897

12 pcs

75'000.00

90'000.00

110'000.00

20 francs, 1897, Gondogold
Alloy: gold, Au (0.900)
Diameter: 21mm
Weight: 6.451g (5.806g fine)

Motif: head of Helvetia (Vreneli)

Design: Fritz Ulisse Landry, Neuchâtel
Mint mark B

Mintage

unc

1897

29 pcs

80'000.00

90'000.00

100'000.00

10 francs, 1910, pattern
Pattern (Essai)

Alloy: gold, Au (0.900)
Diameter: 19mm
Weight: 3.225g (2.903g fine)

Motif: head of Helvetia (Vreneli)

Design: Fritz Ulisse Landry, Neuchâtel
Mint mark B

Mintage

unc

1910

56 pcs (1910 & 1911)

75'000.00

85'000.00

95'000.00

10 francs, 1911, pattern
Pattern (Essai)

Alloy: gold, Au (0.900)
Diameter: 19mm
Weight: 3.225g (2.903g fine)

Motif: head of Helvetia (Vreneli)

Design: Fritz Ulisse Landry, Neuchâtel
Mint mark B

Mintage

unc

1911

56 pcs (1910 & 1911)

75'000.00

85'000.00

95'000.00

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

unc

1955

0.02

1958

0.02

1959

0.02

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

unc

1955

0.02

1958

0.02

1959

0.02

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Grading (description):
f: fine
vf: very fine
ef: extremely fine
unc: uncirculated
bu: brilliant uncirculated
prf: proof

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Abbreviations and symbols:
CP: Collectors price
FV: Face value
VM: Value of materials
  Year of issue with varieties
  Counterfeits in circulation
  obverse and reverse aligned
  obverse and reverse inverted
  edge lettering to right
  edge lettering to left