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1.000 Franken / Francs / Franchi
| Issuer | Schweizerische Nationalbank / Banque Nationale Suisse / Banca Nazionale Svizzera / Banca Naziunala Svizra |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Size | 181 x 74 mm |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is dominated by a large vignette of two hands engaged in a handshake, rendered in intaglio in violet and blue tones, symbolising trust and communication. A gold-toned globe with a fine guilloche grid pattern occupies the lower centre, accompanied by multicoloured microprint underprint elements and the denomination numeral '1000' in bold intaglio at the lower left. Inscriptions 'BANQUE NATIONALE SUISSE' and 'BANCA NAZIONALE SVIZZERA' appear along the lower margin, with 'Mille Francs / Mille Franchi' in the upper right field. |
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| Protection description | Watermark in the form of the Swiss cross and denomination numeral integrated into the paper; embedded security thread with demetallised text; the denomination numeral; microprinting dispersed throughout the underprint; UV-reactive elements visible under ultraviolet light. |
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The ninth series of Swiss National Bank notes broke sharply from convention when introduced — where previous series leaned on portraits of historical figures, Manuela Pfrunder's designs organized each denomination around an abstract theme rather than a face. The 1,000-franc note is built around the theme of communication, an unusual conceptual anchor for what is, in purchasing power terms, one of the highest-denomination notes in regular circulation anywhere in the world.
Switzerland has never demonetized its previous banknote series without a 20-year grace period, meaning multiple generations of 1,000-franc notes circulate legally in parallel — a deliberate SNB policy that distinguishes it from most central banks.