2004 SWITZERLAND 50 SWISS FRANCS P#71b.77 BANKNOTE 8th SERIES SIGN HR, PH₁

Series: 8th series

Obverse

Deep olive-green and purple on multicolor underprint. Artist Sophie Taeuber-Arp at upper left, bottom. Vertical format.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50
Sophie Taeuber-Arp 1889-1943

50
Banknoten sind strafrechtlich
geschützt.
Las bancnotas èn protegias
dal dregt penal.

Fünfzig Franken
Tschuncanta Francs

SCHWEIZERISCHE NATIONALBANK
BANCA NAZIUNALA SVIZRA

Designer: Jörg Zintzmeyer

Reverse

Examples of the abstract works of Sophie Täuber-Arp. Vertical format.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
50
Le président
du Conseil
Un membre de la
Diréction générale

50
Les billets de banques sont protégés
par le droit pénal.
Le banconote sono protette
dal diritto penale.

Cinquante Francs
Cinquanta Franchi

BANQUE NATIONALE SUISSE
BANCA NAZIONALE SVIZZERA

Jörg Zintzmeyer Z&L Orell Füssli Arts Graphiques SA Zürich Banque nationale suisse

Designer: Jörg Zintzmeyer

Watermark

Portait of Sophie Taeuber-Arp.



Signatures

Hansueli Raggenbass (HR)President of the Bank Council
Philipp Hildebrand (PH₁)Member of the Governing Board, Department III, Zürich

Printer

Orell Füssli, Zürich, Switzerland (1519-date)

Comments

The first two numbers to the left of the serial number indicate the year of printing.

IssuerSwitzerland  Switzerland (1848-date) 
Issuing entitySwiss National Bank (Schweizerische Nationalbank)
Ruling authorityFederal State (1848-date)
TypeStandard circulation banknotes
Years1994-2012
Value50 Francs
50 CHF = GBP 46
CurrencyFranc (1850-date)
CompositionPaper (cotton lint)
Size148 × 74 mm
ShapeRectangular
Number04M5166912
References
P#71b.77





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