Currency of Switzerland
five francs
This specimen was lot 72748 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), which sold for $660. The catalog description noted, "SWITZERLAND. Schweizerische Nationalbank. 5 Francs, 1913. P-11a. PMG Very Fine 25. Signature #1-3. Series 1C. A tougher note retaining all pertinent detail."
twenty francs
This specimen was lot 75559 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2023), where it did not sell. The catalog description noted, "SWITZERLAND. Schweizerische Nationalbank. 20 Franken, 1974. P-46v. PMG Superb Gem Uncirculated 67 EPQ."
fifty francs
This specimen was lot 72750 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, September 2023), where it sold for $144. The catalog description noted, "SWITZERLAND. Schweizerische Nationalbank. 50 Franken, 1974. P-48n. PMG Gem Uncirculated 66 EPQ."
This specimen was lot 32881 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $456. The catalog description noted, "SWITZERLAND. Banque Nationale Suisse. 50 Franken, 1988. P-56h. PMG Superb Gem Uncirculated 68 EPQ."
one hundred francs
This specimen was lot 75523 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), where it sold for $100. The catalog description noted, "SWITZERLAND. Schweizerische Nationalbank. 100 Francs, 1949. P-35v. Very Fine."
This specimen was part of lot 75560 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, June 2023), where it sold for $216. The catalog description noted, "SWITZERLAND. Lot of (6). Schweizerische Nationalbank. 100 Franken, 1963-70. P-49e, 49g, 49i, 49j, 49k, & 49l. PMG Very Fine 30 to Extremely Fine 40."
This specimen was lot 32882 in Stack's Bowers NYINC sale (New York, January 2023), where it sold for $432. The catalog description noted, "SWITZERLAND. Banque Nationale Suisse. 100 Franken, 1983. P-57f. PMG Superb Gem Uncirculated 67 EPQ."
five hundred francs
This specimen was part of lot 75523 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), which sold for $312. The catalog description noted, "SWITZERLAND. Lot of (2). Schweizerische Nationalbank. 500 & 1000 Franken, 1969 & 1971. P-51g & 52j. PMG Very Fine 25 & Very Fine 30. PMG Comments "Tear, Annotation" on 51g and "Tear" on P-52j."
one thousand francs
This specimen was part of lot 75523 in Stack's Bowers Collector's Choice sale (Costa Mesa, CA, November 2023), which sold for $312. The catalog description noted, "SWITZERLAND. Lot of (2). Schweizerische Nationalbank. 500 & 1000 Franken, 1969 & 1971. P-51g & 52j. PMG Very Fine 25 & Very Fine 30. PMG Comments "Tear, Annotation" on 51g and "Tear" on P-52j."
This specimen was lot 50462 in Stack's Bowers World Paper Money sale (Maastricht, Netherlands, September 2023), where it sold for $1,800. The catalog description noted, "SWITZERLAND. Schweizerische Nationalbank. 1000 Franken, 1999. P-74b. PMG Gem Uncirculated 65 EPQ. A colorful and very attractive note that employed cutting edge designs and security features at the time. Jacob Burckhardt, the historian who wrote The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy, is portrayed on this highest denomination. High grade examples such as this are proving quite elusive to locate."
Source:
- Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, The January 2023 NYINC Auction: Ancient Coins, World Coins & Paper Money, featuring the Taraszka Collection and the Mark and Dottie Salton Collection, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers LLC, 2022.
- Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, September 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
- Orsini, Matt, Kyle Ponterio and Jeremy Bostwick, November 2023 World Collectors Choice Online Auction - Ancient & World Coins, Costa Mesa, CA: Stack's Bowers Galleries, Inc., 2023.
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