20 franc 1987 — Switzerland ( Pick: 54 )
Region:
Europe
Front side
Back side
Banknote description
The banknote is a 20 franc issued in Switzerland in 1987. It is cataloged under Pick number 54.
The front side features a multicolor underprint with Horace-Bénedict de Saussure depicted on the right and a hygrometer on the left. The underprint ends 2mm before the margin, revealing only a plain blue underprint within this area. The back side depicts Fossel and an early mountain expedition team hiking in the Alps. The watermark shows Horace-Bénédict de Saussure.
This note has a dimension of 148 x 70 mm and is signed by Ernst Hiestand and Ursula Hiestand. It was printed by Orell Füssli Arts Graphiques S.A Zurich, and its color is light blue.
The front side features a multicolor underprint with Horace-Bénedict de Saussure depicted on the right and a hygrometer on the left. The underprint ends 2mm before the margin, revealing only a plain blue underprint within this area. The back side depicts Fossel and an early mountain expedition team hiking in the Alps. The watermark shows Horace-Bénédict de Saussure.
This note has a dimension of 148 x 70 mm and is signed by Ernst Hiestand and Ursula Hiestand. It was printed by Orell Füssli Arts Graphiques S.A Zurich, and its color is light blue.
Specifications
- Signed by
- Ernst Hiestand, Ursula Hiestand
- Date of issue
- 1978-1992
- Printing office
- Orell Füssli Arts Graphiques S.A Zurich
- Colour
- Light blue
- Dimensions
- 148 x 70 mm
- Pick catalog
- 54
About this banknote
The banknote was issued by Ernst Hiestand and Ursula Hiestand in 1987. It is valued at 20 francs and represents a period of Swiss currency design without a series specification.
The front side features Horace-Bénédict de Saussure on the right and a hygrometer on the left, set against a multicolor underprint. The back depicts an early mountain expedition team hiking in the Alps and a fossil. The note is light blue, measures 148 x 70 mm, and is numbered Pick 54.
