US EditionSNB Unveils New Banknote Design Winner Days Ahead of Cash Vote
- On March 4, 2026 the Swiss National Bank unveiled Emphase as the designer of new banknotes, announced days before a vote, featuring landscapes of Switzerland.
- After a public online survey narrowed entries, the Swiss National Bank said it remains convinced cash will keep an important role, selecting from six designs.
- Officials highlighted security-technology upgrades as crucial while the design keeps a 1,000-franc note, equivalent to about $1,280 and among the world's most valuable single bills.
- Campaigners who launched the popular vote argue the ballot will pass this Sunday, aiming to guarantee cash availability amid declining physical money use.
- Despite declining daily use, cash remains popular in Switzerland, and the new banknotes are expected to be introduced at the beginning of the 2030s, the SNB said Wednesday.
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Plants, cheese dairies and cable cars: New-look Swiss banknotes revealed
The Swiss National Bank (SNB) on Wednesday unveiled the new-look Swiss franc banknote designs, featuring native plants, landscapes and how human life adapts at different altitudes throughout the Alpine nation.
The SNB has presented the latest series of banknotes. Test your knowledge of the Swiss franc.
Six participants were in the final. Now it is clear who will design the new Swiss banknotes. However, it will take some years until the banknotes can be paid.
Money is the country's business card. New series seems to have been clicked together from catalogue for the most boring room design. The SNB has presented its new banknote series. One wonders involuntarily: Do we have money here or the residential accessories department of IKEA in front of us? The Lausanne design office Emphase won the competition with the theme "Switzerland and its altitudes". But what on [...]
Not only here in Baden-Württemberg will be elected on Sunday, March 08. At our neighbours in Switzerland, a larger referendum will take place in parallel on March 08, 2026. Overall, the Swiss decide on four different templates. We have the most important information about this. You can also find a list of explanatory videos of all templates on the website of the Swiss Federal Council.The initiative "cash is freedom" aims to ensure that in Switze…
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