Swiss 20 Franc Gold Coin: A Timeless Swiss Gold Coin

By Christina Goldman

The Swiss 20 Franc Gold Coin, also familiar as the Swiss 20 Franc Vreneli, is without doubt one of the world's most elegant and classically designed Swiss gold coins. Since Switzerland has always exercised buttressing its currency with gold, Switzerland has long been acknowledged as one of the most financially sound and influential countries in the world.

The Swiss gold coin most commonly known as the Swiss 20 Franc is a well-crafted and endearing piece that exhibits the profile of a Swiss woman, more generally recognized as Vreneli, with braided hair, wearing flowers and looking left.

Above her head are the words "Helvetia", another common name for this particular coin. The opposite side of the coin displays the familiar Swiss shield over an oak branch that has been tied with ribbons and includes the denomination and the date.

The Swiss 20 Franc Gold coin was struck in Bern and consists of 90% gold. All in all, 29 pieces were minted in 1879, a modest cross imprinted in the middle of the Swiss cross on the obverse side differentiating these from others.

The coin, measuring 21 mm across, has been minted in various years, the most commonly known being:

* 1897 to 1916

* 1922

* 1925 to 1927

* 1930

* 1935

* 1945 to 1947

* 1949

When it comes to collecting or investing in Swiss gold coins, genuine Swiss gold coins are some of the most beautiful ever minted. The first-ever striking of gold coins in Switzerland occurred in about 1492, although the gold Swiss 20 Franc coins are the most famous and were issued in Switzerland from 1897 to 1935. - 16931

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