Ladies and gentlemen
I too welcome you warmly to this presentation of the new 100-franc note. The issuance of this final note brings the ninth banknote series - an important and complex project - to a close. Over the next few minutes I'd like to look back at some of our experiences, review the results and, finally, make a few observations about the future of cash.
Work on the new banknote series began over 14 years ago. On 2 February 2005, the SNB published a press release announcing that it was preparing a new series inspired by the overarching theme 'Switzerland open to the world'. In November 2005, the results of the design competition were presented to the public, and at the beginning of 2007, the SNB tasked Manuela Pfrunder with carrying out the graphic design work.