20 Francs 2nd series; type 1

Features

Issuer SwitzerlandSwitzerland (1848-date)
Issuing entity Swiss National Bank (Schweizerische Nationalbank)
Period Federal State (1848-date)
Type Standard banknote
Years 1911-1922
Value 20 Francs (20 CHF)
Currency Franc (1850-date)
Composition Paper
Size 163 × 95 mm
Shape Rectangular
Demonetized 1 January 1956
Number
N#
218279
References P# 12,
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# 307,
The Banknote Book (https://www.greysheet.com/publications/the-banknote-book-world-paper-money)
And 3 more volumes.
Richt/Kunz# CH26
Jürg Richter, Ruedi Kunzmann; 2003. Die Banknoten der Schweiz. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Germany.

Series: 2nd series

Obverse

Script: Latin

Lettering:
20
SCHWEIZERISCHE NATIONALBANK
BANCA NAZIONALE SVIZZERA
BANQUE NATIONALE SUISSE
ZWANZIG FRANKEN VINGT FRANCS
VENTI FRANCHI

GESETZ VOM 6. OKTOBER 1905.
BERN UND ZÜRICH, 1.SEPTEMBER 1911.

Der Präsident des Bankrates:
Der Hauptkassier:
Ein Mitglied des Direktoriums:
20

SBALZER
ART INSTITUT ORELL FÜSSLI, ZÜRICH

Designer: S. Balzer

Reverse

Script: Latin

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

Designer: S. Balzer

Signatures

Johann-Daniel Hirter (JDH) President, the Bank Council
Heinrich Kundert (HKd) Chairman of the Governing Board, Department I, Zürich
A. Chevallier (AC) Chief cashier
Rodolphe de Haller (RdH) Vice Chairman of the Governing Board, Department II, Bern
August Burckhardt (AB¹) Member of the Governing Board, Department III, Zürich
K. Bornhauser (KB) Chief cashier
August Burckhardt (AB²) Chairman of the Governing Board, Department I, Zürich
Adolf Jöhr (AJ) Member of the Governing Board, Department III, Zürich
Gottlieb Bachmann (GB¹) Member of the Governing Board, Department III, Zürich
Charles Schnyder von Wartensee (CSvW) Vice Chairman of the Governing Board, Department II, Bern

Printer

Orell Füssli, Zurich, Switzerland (1519-date)

Comments

Type 1 : Banknote resulting from the law of 6 October 1905 (Gesetz vom 6 Okt. 1905).

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Date Signatures No. printed VG F VF XF AU UNC
1911-Dec-01  CH#26v, "SPECIMEN"
1911-Dec-01  JDH, HKd, AC 1 300 000 P#12a.1
1911-Dec-01  JDH, RdH, AC P#12a.2
1911-Dec-01  JDH, AB¹, AC P#12a.3
1912-Jan-01  CH#26w, "Specimen"
1915-Sep-01  JDH, HKd, KB 700 000 P#12b.4
1915-Sep-01  JDH, RdH, KB P#12b.5
1915-Sep-01  JDH, AB¹, KB P#12b.6
1916-Jan-01  JDH, RdH, KB 5 000 000 P#12c.5
1916-Jan-01  JDH, AB², KB P#12c.6
1916-Jan-01  JDH, AJ, KB P#12c.7
1918-Jan-01  JDH, RdH, KB 2 000 000 P#12d.5
1918-Jan-01  JDH, AB², KB P#12d.6
1918-Jan-01  JDH, AJ, KB P#12d.7
1920-Jan-01  JDH, RdH, KB 1 000 000 P#12e.5
1920-Jan-01  JDH, AB², KB P#12e.6
1920-Jan-01  JDH, GB¹, KB P#12e.8
1920-Sep-01  JDH, AB², KB 1 000 000 P#12f.6
1920-Sep-01  JDH, GB¹, KB P#12f.8
1920-Sep-01  JDH, CSvW, KB P#12f.9
1922-Jan-01  JDH, AB², KB 500 000 P#12g.6
1922-Jan-01  JDH, GB¹, KB P#12g.8
1922-Jan-01  JDH, CSvW, KB P#12g.9

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