56

SWITZERLAND
Value

50 Franken / Francs / Franchi
Issued by

Schweizerische Nationalbank / Banque Nationale Suisse / Banca Nazionale Svizzera / Banca Naziunala Svizra
Date

1978-1988
the two numbers left of the serial # prefix letter give the last two numbers of the year of issue
Printer

Orell Füssli, Zurich

 Konrad Gessner (by Tobias Stimmer); animal (title of Gessner's "Thierbuch" / Book of Animals, 1563)

  Eagle owl (wood engraving from "Historia Animalium")
Primrose (primula auricula; drawing by Gessner)
56a(1)

1978
signatures: Brenno Galli & Schürmann

56a(2)

1978
signatures: Brenno Galli & Leutwiler

56a(3)

1978
signatures: Brenno Galli & P. Languetin

56b(2)

1979
signatures: Wyss & P. Languetin

56c(3)

1980
signatures: Wyss & Leutwiler

56d(1)

1981
signatures: Wyss & P. Languetin

56d(3)

1981
signatures: Wyss & Lusser

56e(1)

1983
signatures: Wyss & P. Languetin

56e(3)

1983
signatures: Wyss & Lusser

56f(1)

1985
signatures: Wyss & P. Languetin

56f(2)

1985
signatures: Wyss & Lusser

56f(3)

1985
signatures: Wyss & Meyer

56g(1)

1987
signatures: F. Schaller & Lusser

56g(2)

1987
signatures: F. Schaller & P. Languetin

56g(3)

1987
signatures: F. Schaller & Meyer

56h(1)

1988
signatures: F. Schaller & Lusser

56h(2)

1988
signatures: F. Schaller & Meyer

56h(3)

1988
signatures: F. Schaller & J. Zwahlen
56b(1)

1979
signatures: Wyss & Schürmann
56b(3)

1979
signatures: Wyss & Leutwiler
56c(1)

1980
signatures: Wyss & Schürmann
56c(2)

1980
signatures: Wyss & P. Languetin
56d(2)

1981
signatures: Wyss & Leutwiler
56e(2)

1983
signatures: Wyss & Leutwiler
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