500 Francs 5th series, type 1

Obverse description	The obverse is dominated by large guilloche-filled numeral "500" vignettes in green and red-brown tones occupying the central field, with the three-language bank title inscribed in script across the upper portion. At right, an intaglio portrait of a young woman in traditional Swiss dress — the "Apple Harvester" — is rendered in fine recess-engraved detail against a red-brown background, accompanied by a white cross emblem below. The denomination, date, place of issue, and three facsimile signature lines appear along the lower margin, with the serial number printed twice in dark ink.
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Reverse description	The reverse presents a large allegorical scene rendered in intaglio, after a composition by Pierre Gauchat, illustrating figures in classical and pastoral style gathered around a flowering tree and a wooden tub — an allegory of abundance and the harvest. To the left, a vertical guilloche panel bears the repeated denomination "500" in ornate script alongside the three-language bank title. The overall palette is red-brown with contrasting green elements in the security underprint.
Reverse lettering	Schweizerische Nationalbank Banque Nationale Suisse Banca Nazionale Svizzera 500
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