Schweizerische Eidgenossenschaft
Confédération Suisse
Confederazione Svizzera
Confederaziun Svizra
(Swiss Confederation)
Confédération Suisse
Confederazione Svizzera
Confederaziun Svizra
(Swiss Confederation)
Schweizerische Nationalbank
Banque Nationale Swisse
Banca Nazionvale Svizzerra
Banca Naziunala Svizzera
(Swiss National Bank)
Currency - Francs (CHF)
Banque Nationale Swisse
Banca Nazionvale Svizzerra
Banca Naziunala Svizzera
(Swiss National Bank)
Currency - Francs (CHF)
This 100 francs is the last issue of the ninth series. The theme for this series is "Many facets of Switzerland". This series first started in 2016. The ninth series comprises 6 notes - 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 and 1000 francs. I have all the notes but not the 1000 francs. This is a bit too much given that the Swiss National Bank may demonetised its currency one day as and when new series are issued at a later date, thus making previous issues worthless eventually, except to collectors. Getting the 1000 francs at face value is already tough, not to mention getting one via a dealer paying face value plus a premium.
Water is the main feature of this new 100 francs. On the front, it is showing two hands clasped together with fresh water, the globe and on the back, showing a wooden irrigation channel filled with flowing water, near the village of Ayent, the Bisse d'Ayent, in the rock face of Torrent-Croix. Suone is the name given to this centuries-old irrigation canals in the canton of Valais where melt glacial water is transported down the Alps for consumption. As the theme for this 100 francs is water, this note is predominately printed in blue colour.
There is one security feature on this note that I find it quite unique. Perhaps this is not new. If you hold up the note against a strong light, you will see 80 tiny "pin" holes formed in the shape of a cross, just like the white cross on the Swiss flag. It is so small that even the scan can not reveal this feature. You can see this on the polymer strip embedded on the note. This is in addition to the cross (transparent window) printed on the top left hand corner of the note.
All notes are printed with four official languages - German, French, Italian and Romansh. Majority of the people in Switzerland speak German. Only 0.5% of the population speak Romansh. The four languages are printed two on each side on the note. The first two digits of the serial number depicts the year of this note. In this case, it's 2017 (ND2017), even though this note was issued in 2019.
As per all previous issues, this 100 francs comes in 3-signature varieties -
There is one security feature on this note that I find it quite unique. Perhaps this is not new. If you hold up the note against a strong light, you will see 80 tiny "pin" holes formed in the shape of a cross, just like the white cross on the Swiss flag. It is so small that even the scan can not reveal this feature. You can see this on the polymer strip embedded on the note. This is in addition to the cross (transparent window) printed on the top left hand corner of the note.
All notes are printed with four official languages - German, French, Italian and Romansh. Majority of the people in Switzerland speak German. Only 0.5% of the population speak Romansh. The four languages are printed two on each side on the note. The first two digits of the serial number depicts the year of this note. In this case, it's 2017 (ND2017), even though this note was issued in 2019.
As per all previous issues, this 100 francs comes in 3-signature varieties -
Jean Studer / Thomas Jordan
Jean Studer / Fritz Zurbrugg
Jean Studer / Andrea Michaela Maechler
Dimensions : 144mm x 70mm
One Hundred Francs
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| ND2017 |
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| s. Jean Studer / Andrea Michaela Maechler |
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| ND2017 |
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| s. Jean Studer / Fritz Zurbrugg |
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| ND2017 |
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| s. Jean Studer / Thomas Jordan |
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