Swiss National Bank (SNB) First banknote series, 1907

First banknote series, 1907

During the period between the establishment of the Swiss National Bank and the opening of its counters there was not enough time to create new banknotes. It was therefore decided to print the first notes, the so-called interim notes, according to the pattern used by earlier banks of issue, adding an overprint in the form of a red rosette with the Swiss cross.
(Recommended reading: The Swiss banknote 1907–1997, Michel de Rivaz, COLLECTION LA MEMOIRE DE L'OEIL, ISBN 2-88100-080-0)

1000


Portrait front	Helvetia
Motif back	Ornaments
Prevailing colour	purple
Format (mm)	132x215
Date of first issue	20.6.1907
Date of recall	1.7.1925
Worthless from	1.7.1945
Print Copper plates: Bradbury Wilkinson Ltd., London Typography and enumeration: Stämpfli & Co., Bern Copperplate printing: Benziger & Co., Einsiedeln

500


Portrait front	Helvetia
Motif back	Ornaments
Prevailing colour	green
Format (mm)	126x199
Date of first issue	20.6.1907
Date of recall	1.7.1925
Worthless from	1.7.1945
Print Copper plates: Bradbury Wilkinson Ltd., London Typography and enumeration: Stämpfli & Co., Bern Copperplate printing: Benziger & Co., Einsiedeln

100


Portrait front	Helvetia
Motif back	Ornaments
Prevailing colour	blue
Format (mm)	116x183
Date of first issue	20.6.1907
Date of recall	1.7.1925
Worthless from	1.7.1945
Print Copper plates: Bradbury Wilkinson Ltd., London Typography and enumeration: Stämpfli & Co., Bern Copperplate printing: Benziger & Co., Einsiedeln


Portrait front	Helvetia
Motif back	Ornaments
Prevailing colour	yellowish green
Format (mm)	103x166
Date of first issue	20.6.1907
Date of recall	1.7.1925
Worthless from	1.7.1945
Print Copper plates: Bradbury Wilkinson Ltd., London Typography and enumeration: Stämpfli & Co., Bern Copperplate printing: Benziger & Co., Einsiedeln