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1000 Francs 8th series
| Issuer | Swiss National Bank |
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| Year | 1996-2012 |
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| Value | 1000 Francs |
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| Signature(s) | 2012 - Raggenbass & Jordan 1996 - Schönenberger & Meyer 1996 - Schönenberger & Gehrig 1996 - Schönenberger & Roth 1999 - Schönenberger & Meyer 1999 - Schönenberger & Roth 1999 - Schönenberger & Gehrig 2006 - Raggenbass & Roth 2006 - Raggenbass & Blattner 2006 - Raggenbass & Hildebrand 2012 - Raggenbass & Danthine 2012 - Raggenbass & Hildebrand |
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| Protection description | Portrait of Jacob Burckhardt. |
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The eighth series was designed by Jörg Zintzmeyer and produced entirely by Orell Füssli — the SNB has relied on that single Zurich printer for its entire modern output, an unusual degree of vertical integration for a central bank of Switzerland's standing. Development of the series began in the 1980s and took nearly a decade before notes entered circulation, partly due to the SNB's exceptionally demanding security specification process.
The 1000-franc note has long been the highest-denomination regularly circulating banknote in Europe, a distinction that periodically attracts political pressure to abolish it. The SNB has consistently resisted, citing legitimate business demand. The eighth series was itself retired earlier than planned — the ninth series rollout, beginning 2016, accelerated following the SNB's 2015 decision to abandon the euro floor.