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1000 Francs 2nd series, type 1

Issuer Schweizerische Nationalbank
Year 1910-1917
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Size 216 × 131 mm
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Obverse description Printed in dark brown and yellow-ochre tones, the obverse is framed by an elaborate guilloche border enclosing a classical female portrait in three-quarter view, rendered in fine intaglio line engraving within an oval vignette at left. The central field carries the trilingual bank title in bold letterpress above the large numeral '1000', with the denomination expressed in German, French, and Italian. Issuing authority, legal basis, and place and date of issue are set in smaller letterpress text in the lower portion of the note.
Obverse lettering 1000 1000 SCHWEIZERISCHE NATIONALBANK BANCA NAZIONALE SVIZZERA BANQUE NATIONALE SUISSE GESETZ VOM 6.OKT.1905 1000 TAUSEND FRANKEN MILLE FRANCS MILLE FRANCHI BERN UND ZÜRICH DEN 1.JANUAR 1917. DER PRÄSIDENT DES BANKRATES: DER HAUPTKASSIER: EIN MITGLIED DES DIREKTORIUMS: 1000 WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDON
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Reverse lettering 1000 1000 SCHWEIZERISCHE NATIONALBANK BANCA NAZIONALE SVIZZERA BANQUE NATIONALE SUISSE 1000 1000 WATERLOW & SONS LIMITED, LONDON
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