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5 Francs 2nd series
| Issuer | Swiss National Bank |
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| Year | 1913-1953 |
| Type | Standard circulation banknote |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is printed in multicolour on a fine guilloche underprint, with an elaborate ornamental border in pink, blue, and green geometric lathe-work. At left centre, a circular intaglio vignette portrays a seated male figure — a classical allegory of labour — set against a rocky alpine landscape. The bank name is inscribed in all three national languages across the upper centre field, with the denomination expressed in German, French, and Italian in a bold letterpress panel; the date and three facsimile signatures of bank officials appear in the lower portion of the note. |
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| Reverse description | The reverse is executed entirely in olive-brown and beige tones, covered edge to edge with intricate guilloche lathe-work of exceptional intricacy. At the centre, a large oval panel encloses the bold numeral '5' surrounded by spiralling engine-turned rosette work, with the bank name in German, French, and Italian inscribed along the oval border. The four corners each bear the digit '5' within ornamental cartouches, and the Swiss cross appears within a shield at the top centre above the main panel. |
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| Protection description | the Swiss cross within a decorative pattern, visible when held to light. |
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