Catalog
1000 Francs 2nd series, type 3
| Issuer | Swiss National Bank |
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| Year | 1927-1955 |
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| Shape | Rectangular |
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| Reverse description | The back is enclosed by a decorative frame of rosettes and ornamental scrollwork, with the denomination 1000 repeated in medallion cartouches at each of the four corners. The central vignette, after a composition by Eugène Burnand, presents a group of metalworkers pouring molten metal into a foundry crucible, rendered in a detailed intaglio style. The trilingual bank name appears in the upper and lower margins. |
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| Signature(s) | 23.11.1927 - Sarasin / Bachmann / Bornhauser 23.11.1927 - Sarasin / Schnyder / Bornhauser 23.11.1927 - Sarasin / Weber / Bornhauser 16.09.1930 - Sarasin / Bachmann / Bornhauser 16.09.1930 - Sarasin / Schnyder / Bornhauser 16.09.1930 - Sarasin / Weber / Bornhauser 16.06.1931 - Sarasin / Bachmann / Bornhauser 16.06.1931 - Sarasin / Schnyder / Bornhauser 16.06.1931 - Sarasin / Weber / Bornhauser 10.12.1931 - Sarasin / Bachmann / Bornhauser 10.12.1931 - Sarasin / Schnyder / Bornhauser 10.12.1931 - Sarasin / Weber / Bornhauser 07.09.1939 - Bachmann / Schnorf / Blumer 07.09.1939 - Bachmann / Rossy / Blumer 07.09.1939 - Bachmann / Weber / Blumer 04.12.1942 - Bachmann / Rossy / Blumer 04.12.1942 - Bachmann / Weber / Blumer 04.12.1942 - Bachmann / Hirs / Blumer 11.11.1943 - Bachmann / Rossy / Blumer 11.11.1943 - Bachmann / Weber / Blumer 11.11.1943 - Bachmann / Hirs / Blumer 16.10.1947 - Müller / Hirs / Blumer 16.10.1947 - Müller / Rossy / Blumer 16.10.1947 - Müller / Keller / Blumer 29.04.1955 - Müller / Schwegler / Kunz 29.04.1955 - Müller / Rossy / Kunz 29.04.1955 - Müller / Keller / Kunz |
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Eugène Burnand was a painter, not a banknote designer by trade — his involvement in the earlier Swiss series was unusual, and the designs were already decades old by the time Waterlow & Sons began producing this third type. The SNB retained the Burnand-derived imagery across multiple re-issues rather than commissioning fresh artwork, a deliberate conservatism that kept production costs down during an economically turbulent interwar period.
The seven.09.1939 signature dates are particularly striking: notes authorized the day Switzerland mobilized its army in response to Germany's invasion of Poland. The 1000-franc denomination was the highest in circulation and remained legal tender until final withdrawal in 1958, three years after the last-dated issue.