The Aargauische Bank was one of dozens of Swiss cantonal and private banks that retained note-issuing rights well into the federal era — a messy overlap that persisted until the Swiss National Bank absorbed the privilege after 1907. This note was therefore printed and circulating right up to the end of that arrangement, with Bradbury Wilkinson producing the plates in London for a bank headquartered in Aarau.
Albert Walch was an Alsatian-born engraver who worked extensively on Swiss cantonal issues; Josef von Storck, an Austrian, brought a distinctly Viennese decorative sensibility to his plate work. An unusual pairing for a single note.
The Aargauische Bank was one of dozens of Swiss cantonal and private banks that retained note-issuing rights well into the federal era — a messy overlap that persisted until the Swiss National Bank absorbed the privilege after 1907. This note was therefore printed and circulating right up to the end of that arrangement, with Bradbury Wilkinson producing the plates in London for a bank headquartered in Aarau.
Albert Walch was an Alsatian-born engraver who worked extensively on Swiss cantonal issues; Josef von Storck, an Austrian, brought a distinctly Viennese decorative sensibility to his plate work. An unusual pairing for a single note.