| Issuer | Switzerland (1848-date) |
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| Year | 1977-1993 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
| Value | 1000 Francs |
| Currency | Franc (1850-date) |
| Composition | Paper |
| Size | 192 × 86 mm |
| Shape | Rectangular |
| Printer | Orell Füssli, Zurich, Switzerland (1519-date) |
| Designer(s) | Designers: Ernst Hiestand, Ursula Hiestand |
| Engraver(s) | |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | P#59 |
| Obverse description | Purple on multicolor underprint. Auguste Forel at right, diagrams through a brain and a nerve cell at left. |
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| Obverse lettering | BANQUE NATIONALE SUISSE BANCA NAZIONALE SVIZZERA 1000 Auguste Forel 1848-1931 Mille Francs Mille Franchi 1000 |
| Reverse description | Ants and ant-hill schematic on vertical format. |
| Reverse lettering | SCHWEIZERISCHE NATIONALBANK BANCA NAZIUNALA SVIZRA Der Präsident des Bankrates Ein Mitglied des Direktoriums 1000 Tausend Franken Mille Francs E+U Hiestand ©️ Banque Nationale Suisse Orell Füssli Arts Graphiques S.A Zurich |
| Signature(s) | Brenno Galli, Leo Schürmann, Fritz Leutwiler, Pierre Languetin, Edmund Wyss, Pierre Languetin, Markus Lusser, François Schaller, Markus Lusser, Pierre Languetin, Hans Meyer, Jean Zwahlen, Peter Gerber, Markus Lusser, Hans Meyer, |
| Protection type | Watermark |
| Protection description | Portrait of Auguste Forel. |
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| Numisquare ID | 1363961900 |
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