20 Francs 5th series

20 Francs (5th series) - obverse20 Francs (5th series) - reverse

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Features

Issuer SwitzerlandSwitzerland (1848-date)
Issuing entity Swiss National Bank (Schweizerische Nationalbank)
Period Federal State (1848-date)
Type Standard banknote
Years 1954-1976
Value 20 Francs (20 CHF)
Currency Franc (1850-date)
Composition Paper
Size 155 × 85 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized 1 May 2000
Number
N#
201661
References P# 46,
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Paper Money. Modern issues 1961-present (25th edition). Krause Publications, Iola, Wisconsin, United States.
And 2 more volumes.
TBB# 332,
The Banknote Book (https://www.greysheet.com/publications/the-banknote-book-world-paper-money)
And 3 more volumes.
Richt/Kunz# CH30
Jürg Richter, Ruedi Kunzmann; 2003. Die Banknoten der Schweiz. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.

Series: 5th series

Obverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
20 20
BANQUE NATIONALE SUISSE
SCHWEIZERISCHE NATIONALBANK
BANCA NAZIONALE SVIZZERA

20
Vingt Francs. Venti Franchi
Zwanzig Franken

BERN UND ZÜRICH, 9. APRIL 1963

Der Präsident des Bankrates
Der Hauptkassier
Ein Mitgleid des Direktoriums
20 20

ART. INSTITUT ORELL FÜSSLI AG ZÜRICH

Engravers: Hohmann, Franke

Designer: Hermann Eidenbenz

Reverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
BANCA NAZIONALE SVIZZERA
SCHWEIZERISCHE NATIONALBANK
BANQUE NATIONALE SUISSE
20
BANCA NAZIONALE SVIZZERA

ORELL FÜSSLI ARTS GRAPHIQUES S.A. ZÜRICH

Engraver: Hohmann

Designer: Hermann Eidenbenz

Signatures

Alfred Müller (AM) President of the Bank Council
Walter Schweigler (WSw) Chairman of the Governing Board, Department I, Zürich
Otto Kunz (OK) Chief cashier
Paul Rossy (PR²) Chairman of the Governing Board, Department I, Zürich
Paul Keller (PK) Chairman of the Governing Board, Department I, Zürich
Riccardo Motta (RM) Vice Chairman of the Governing Board, Department II, Bern
Max Iklé (MI) Member of the Governing Board, Department III, Zürich
Brenno Galli (BGa) President of the Bank Council
Edwin Stopper (ES) Chairman of the Governing Board, Department I, Zürich
Rudolf Aebersold (RA) Chief cashier
Alexandre Hay (AHa) Vice Chairman of the Governing Board, Department II, Bern
Fritz Leutwiler (FL²) Chairman of the Governing Board, Department I, Zürich
Leo Schürmann (LS¹) Member of the Governing Board, Department III, Zürich
Pierre Languetin (PL¹) Member of the Governing Board, Department III, Zürich

Printer

Orell Füssli, Zurich, Switzerland (1519-date)

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Date Signatures No. printed VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
1954-Jul-01  AM, WSw, OK 10 000 000 1.9% P#46a.34
1954-Jul-01  AM, PR², OK 0.4% P#46a.35
1954-Jul-01  AM, PK, OK 1.6% P#46a.36
1954-Jul-01  AM, WSw, OK 0% Specimen
1955-Jul-07  AM, WSw, OK 5 000 000 1.6% P#46b.34
1955-Jul-07  AM, PK, OK 0.4% P#46b.36
1955-Jul-07  AM, RM, OK 1.6% P#46b.37
1955-Oct-20  AM, WSw, OK 5 000 000 0.8% P#46c.34
1955-Oct-20  AM, PK, OK 0.8% P#46c.36
1955-Oct-20  AM, RM, OK 0% P#46c.37
1955-Oct-20  AM, RM, OK 0% Specimen
1956-Jul-05  AM, WSw, OK 10 000 000 0% P#46d.34
1956-Jul-05  AM, RM, OK 0.8% P#46d.37
1956-Jul-05  AM, MI, OK 0.4% P#46d.38
1957-Oct-04  AM, WSw, OK 5 000 000 0.4% P#46e.34
1957-Oct-04  AM, RM, OK 0.4% P#46e.37
1957-Oct-04  AM, MI, OK 0.8% P#46e.38
1958-Dec-18  AM, WSw, OK 7 500 000 0% P#46f.34
1958-Dec-18  AM, RM, OK 0.8% P#46f.37
1958-Dec-18  AM, MI, OK 0.8% P#46f.38
1959-Dec-23  BGa, WSw, OK 10 000 000 3% P#46g.39
1959-Dec-23  BGa, RM, OK 2% P#46g.40
1959-Dec-23  BGa, MI, OK 1.6% P#46g.41
1960-Dec-22  BGa, WSw, OK 7 500 000 0% P#46h.39
1960-Dec-22  BGa, RM, OK 0% P#46h.40
1960-Dec-22  BGa, MI, OK 0.4% P#46h.41
1961-Oct-26  BGa, WSw, OK 20 000 000 3% P#46i.39
1961-Oct-26  BGa, RM, OK 1.9% P#46i.40
1961-Oct-26  BGa, MI, OK 3% P#46i.41
1963-Mar-28  BGa, WSw, OK 15 000 000 4% P#46j.39
1963-Mar-28  BGa, RM, OK 1.2% P#46j.40
1963-Mar-28  BGa, MI, OK 1.2% P#46j.41
1964-Apr-02  BGa, WSw, OK 10 000 000 1.2% P#46k.39
1964-Apr-02  BGa, RM, OK 0.4% P#46k.40
1964-Apr-02  BGa, MI, OK 0.4% P#46k.41
1965-Jan-21  BGa, WSw, OK 12 500 000 3% P#46l.39
1965-Jan-21  BGa, RM, OK 1.2% P#46l.40
1965-Jan-21  BGa, MI, OK 1.2% P#46l.41
1965-Dec-23  BGa, WSw, OK 5 000 000 1.2% P#46m.39
1965-Dec-23  BGa, RM, OK 1.6% P#46m.40
1965-Dec-23  BGa, MI, OK 0.8% P#46m.41
1967-Jan-01  BGa, ES, RA 5 000 000 1.2% P#46n.42
1967-Jan-01  BGa, AHa, RA 0.4% P#46n.43
1967-Jan-01  BGa, MI, RA 1.2% P#46n.44
1967-Jun-30  BGa, ES, RA 10 000 000 0.8% P#46o.42
1967-Jun-30  BGa, AHa, RA 3% P#46o.43
1967-Jun-30  BGa, MI, RA 1.6% P#46o.44
1968-May-15  BGa, ES, RA 12 500 000 3% P#46p.42
1968-May-15  BGa, AHa, RA 1.2% P#46p.43
1968-May-15  BGa, FL², RA 0.8% P#46p.45
1969-Jan-15  BGa, ES, RA 15 000 000 4% P#46q.42
1969-Jan-15  BGa, AHa, RA 3% P#46q.43
1969-Jan-15  BGa, FL², RA 2% P#46q.45
1970-Jan-05  BGa, ES, RA 20 000 000 9% P#46r.42
1970-Jan-05  BGa, AHa, RA 4% P#46r.43
1970-Jan-05  BGa, FL², RA 4% P#46r.45
1971-Feb-10  BGa, ES, RA 15 000 000 1.6% P#46s.42
1971-Feb-10  BGa, AHa, RA 3% P#46s.43
1971-Feb-10  BGa, FL², RA 4% P#46s.45
1972-Jan-24  BGa, ES, RA 15 000 000 6% P#46t.42
1972-Jan-24  BGa, AHa, RA 3% P#46t.43
1972-Jan-24  BGa, FL², RA 2% P#46t.45
1973-Mar-07  BGa, ES, RA 25 000 000 9% P#46u.42
1973-Mar-07  BGa, AHa, RA 6% P#46u.43
1973-Mar-07  BGa, FL², RA 4% P#46u.45
1974-Feb-07  BGa, ES, RA 17 500 000 8% P#46v.42
1974-Feb-07  BGa, AHa, RA 5% P#46v.43
1974-Feb-07  BGa, FL², RA 4% P#46v.45
1976-Apr-09  BGa, FL², RA 10 000 000 5% P#46w.45
1976-Apr-09  BGa, LS¹, RA 1.9% P#46w.46
1976-Apr-09  BGa, PL¹, RA 0.4% P#46w.47

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Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (5th series)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (5th series)
Katz
Auction 97
Lot 814
Internet Archive
7 Oct 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 100.13
(EUR 93.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (5th series)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (5th series)
Katz
Auction 83
Lot 691
Internet Archive
20 May 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 35.53
(EUR 33.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (5th series)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (5th series)
Katz
Auction 78
Lot 1626
Internet Archive
1 Mar 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 21.53
(EUR 20.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (5th series)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (5th series)
Katz
Auction 76
Lot 1963
Internet Archive
28 Jan 2023 Undetermined UNC USD 18.30
(EUR 17.00)
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Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (5th series)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (5th series)
Katz
Auction 71
Lot 2753
Internet Archive
30 Nov 2022 Undetermined UNC USD 11.84
(EUR 11.00)
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Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (5th series)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (5th series)
Katz
Auction 64
Lot 2898
Internet Archive
17 Aug 2022 Undetermined UNC USD 23.69
(EUR 22.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (5th series)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (5th series)
Katz
Auction 64
Lot 2900
Internet Archive
17 Aug 2022 Undetermined XF USD 14.00
(EUR 13.00)
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Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (5th series)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (5th series)
Katz
Auction 102
Lot 2338
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28 Nov 2023 Undetermined VF USD 5.38
(EUR 5.00)
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Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (5th series)Picture 1 of a sold 20 Francs (5th series)
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Auction 87
Lot 2513
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21 Jun 2023 Undetermined VF Unsold
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Auction 64
Lot 2899
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17 Aug 2022 Undetermined VF USD 7.54
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