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The Swiss franc (or Frank) was modelled on the French Franc. In those day, the value of a currency was determined by the amount of gold it contained. In 1848, the Swiss Confederation decided to issue a coin with the same gold content as the French Franc, and called it the franc.
About $310 in gold content at the time of writing. 1935 isn't a rare date for gold 20 francs and so they generally trade pretty close to bullion value.
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Chances are, you have a 1947 Swiss 20 Francs coin. These coins are common and worth scrap gold. They contain 0.1867 of a troy ounce of gold and are 90% pure. And worth about $300 in gold melt at the time of writing.
It is a Swiss hallmark, usually found on Swiss-made watches. The squirrel means it is 14k gold and made in Switzerland.
20 Swiss centimes. or 0.20 Swiss francs.
If the bracelet is 15g gold and 5g silver, then the gold content is 15/20 or 75%. Pure gold is 24 carat, so 75% is 18 carat.
10g + 15g + 5g = 30g
The value of one British pound is less than the value of one Swiss franc. One Swiss franc is equal to 0.66 British pounds.
At the current rate 1 Swiss franc is about $1.029
Which currency? In march 2010, 1 Swiss franc was about 27 Russian rubles.