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Historical · Switzerland
1896 Swiss Helvetia 20 francs
A crowned Helvetia profile faces a Swiss shield, a wreath and 20 FR. A gold-colored Swiss coin with the date 1896 on its reverse.
Flip this coin →Free to flip. Two sides. Equal chances.
The story behind the coin
These photographs show the older Helvetia type: a left-facing portrait with LIBERTAS on the headband, paired with a Swiss-cross shield under a star. The reverse visibly reads 20 FR and 1896. Source filenames reverse the obverse/reverse terminology, so this site assigns Heads to the portrait and Tails to the dated denomination using the images themselves.
Which side is heads?
- Heads
- Helvetia facing left, LIBERTAS on the headband and CONFŒDERATIO HELVETICA around the rim.
- Tails
- A Swiss-cross shield, a star, wreath, 20 FR and the date 1896.
A different coin. The same fair toss.
The artwork changes, but every virtual toss still has a 50/50 chance of heads or tails. We simulate the movement; the result is chosen independently. This is not a simulation of the physical balance of a historical coin.
CoinInvest GmbH, via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 4.0. Real photographs cropped, background removed and resized. Adapted images remain under CC BY-SA 4.0. Image license ↗ View source record ↗