Swiss Vreneli

Vreneli is the informal name for the Swiss legal tender gold bullion coins The formal name is: Tête d'Helvetia (French), Helvetiakopf (German) or Helvetia Head (English). Issued between 1897 and 1936, in 1947 and in 1949, they have a purity of .900.

There are three denominations of Vreneli gold bullion coins: 10, 20 and 100 Swiss francs. The nickname for these coins is “Swiss Miss,” from the obvious obverse motif.

Minted at the Swiss Mint at Bern, the Vreneli do not come in the standard 1 troy ounce size so common to other world gold bullion coins. For example the most popular coin, the 20 franc piece, weighes 6.45 grams in gross weight and at 90% purity, contain .1845 ounces or 5.801 grams of pure gold.