Eighth banknote series (1995)
In selecting the personalities and their works to be depicted on banknotes, the SNB considered multidisciplinary art forms, such as architecture, music, interpretative art and literature while taking into account Switzerland's linguistic and cultural diversity. Electronic image processing was used for the first time during the design process of the banknotes. The security concept employed progressed from the hidden security features used in previous banknote series to transparent ones.
These banknotes were recalled as of 30 April 2021 and are thus no longer legal tender. They can be exchanged for an unlimited period of time at the Swiss National Bank at full nominal value.
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Portrait front: Jacob Burckhardt (1818-1897); Historian of art and culture
Motif back: Antiquity; Ancient Architecture; The Renaissance; The view of history
Main colour: Purple
Design: Jörg Zintzmeyer
Dimensions: 74 x 181 mm
Date of issue: 1 April 1998
Date of recall: 30 April 2021
Printing: Orell Füssli, Zurich -
Portrait front: Charles Ferdinand Ramuz (1878-1947); Writer
Motif back: The mountain world; The lake; The manuscript
Main colour: Brown
Design: Jörg Zintzmeyer
Dimensions: 74 x 170 mm
Date of issue: 1 October 1997
Date of recall: 30 April 2021
Printing: Orell Füssli, Zurich -
Portrait front: Alberto Giacometti (1901-1966); Sculptor, painter
Motif back: Lotar ll; Homme qui marche; Time-space relationship
Main colour: Blue
Design: Jörg Zintzmeyer
Dimensions: 74 x 159 mm
Date of issue: 1 October 1998
Date of recall: 30 April 2021
Printing: Orell Füssli, Zurich -
Portrait front: Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889-1943); Painter, handicraftswoman, sculptor
Motif back: Relief rectangulaire; Tête Dada; Composition Aubette; Lignes ouvertes
Main colour: Green
Design: Jörg Zintzmeyer
Dimensions: 74 x 148 mm
Date of issue: 3 October 1995
Date of recall: 30 April 2021
Printing: Orell Füssli, Zurich -
Portrait front: Arthur Honegger (1892-1955); Composer
Motif back: The orchestral works; Pacific 231 locomotive; The score; The work instrument
Main colour: Red
Design: Jörg Zintzmeyer
Dimensions: 74 x 137 mm
Date of issue: 1 October 1996
Date of recall: 30 April 2021
Printing: Orell Füssli, Zurich -
Portrait front: Le Corbusier (1887-1965); Architect, urbanist, painter, theoretician
Motif back: The Palace of Justice at Chandigarh; The façade of the secretariat 'Modulor'; Secretariat building
Main colour: Yellow
Design: Jörg Zintzmeyer
Dimensions: 74 x 126 mm
Date of issue: 8 April 1997
Date of recall: 30 April 2021
Printing: Orell Füssli, Zurich
