Coin
¼ Franc Albert Einstein (2020) — Switzerland
Switzerland • 2020 • KM# 180
Overview
1/4 Franc Albert Einstein Commemorative issue
Specifications
- Country
- Switzerland
- Year
- 2020 Federal State (1848-date)
- Composition
- Gold (.9999)
- Weight
- 0.063 g
- Diameter
- 2.96 mm
- Mint
- Bern, Switzerland
- Mintmark
- B
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- References
- KM# 180
Design details
Obverse
Swiss cross. Lettering: HELVETIA 1/4 Fr. Au 999.9 B OZ 1/500
Reverse
Bust of German physicist Albert Einstein sticking out tongue. Lettering: 2020
Collector insights
- Design heritage: Remo Mascherini is credited as the designer for the Non-circulating coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
- Struck at: Bern, Switzerland (mintmark
B). Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels. - Low mintage: Only 999 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
- Gold issue: Gold (.9999) — bullion demand competes with numismatic demand. Weight and fineness (not just face value) drive the melt-value floor.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# 180. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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