Catalog
1000 Francs 9th series
| Issuer | Swiss National Bank |
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| Year | 2017 |
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| Size | 158 × 70 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | Mille Francs Mille Franchi 1000 Les billets de banques sont protégés par le droit pénal. Le banconote sono protette dal diritto penale. E 1000 BANQUE NATIONALE SUISSE BANCA NAZIONALE SVIZZERA |
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| Reverse lettering | 1000 Banknoten sind strafrechtlich geschützt. Las bancnotas èn protegias dal dregt penal. SCHWEIZERISCHE NATIONALBANK BANCA NAZIUNALA SVIZRA Tausend Franken Milli Francs Der Präsident des Bankrats Ein Mitglied des Direktoriums 1000 Manuela Pfrunder GMP orell füssli security printing ltd Banque nationale suisse |
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The 9th series was conceived as a complete redesign — not an incremental refresh — and took years longer to complete than originally announced, with the 1000 franc note arriving last in 2019 despite the 2017 series date. Switzerland's 1000 franc note has long held the distinction of being the highest-denomination banknote in regular circulation among developed economies, a fact that periodically draws international scrutiny given its utility in large cash transactions.
Durasafe, developed by Landqart, bonds a polymer core between two layers of cotton paper — giving the note tactile properties familiar to Swiss users while substantially increasing resistance to soiling and mechanical wear.