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  • 20 Rappen 1939-2024, KM# 29a, Switzerland
  • 20 Rappen 1939-2024, KM# 29a, Switzerland
Obverse

The portrait in right profile of a feminine allegory of Liberty, with a crown bearing the word LIBERTAS (freedom), surrounded by the inscription in Latin (Swiss Confederation).

The name Helvetica is a derivation of the ethnonym Helvetii, the name of the Gaulish tribe inhabiting the Swiss Plateau prior to the Roman conquest.

Engraver: Karl Schwenzer

CONFŒDERATIO HELVETICA
LIBERTAS
1981

Reverse

Value numeral within a flower wreath. The mintmark (if any) B (stands for Bern Mint) is below the wreath ribbon at the bottom.

Engraver: Karl Friedrich Voigt

20

Edge

20 Rappen

KM# 29a Schön# 26a
Characteristics
Material Cupronickel
Weight 4 g
Diameter 21.05 mm
Thickness 1.65 mm
Shape round
Alignment Medal
Mint
Swissmint

Related coins

Silver, 3.25 g, ⌀ 21.05 mm
Magnetic

Nickel, 4 g, ⌀ 21.05 mm