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The Swiss National Bank (SNB) has announced that it is to begin developing the country’s 10th banknote series in order to ensure that Swiss banknotes continue to meet the latest standards for functionality and security.

The theme of the new banknote series will be ‘Switzerland and its altitudes’, paying homage to the country’s unique mountainous topography, from the Jura and the Central Plateau to the Alps, and depicts Switzerland from its deepest valleys to its highest peaks.

As a first step in the process of developing the new banknotes, the SNB is launching a design competition, to which any designer working in Switzerland can apply. 12 designers will be selected, with the competition starting next February.

The draft designs will be presented to the public in autumn next year.

Switzerland’s 9th series, already regarded as one of the, if not the, most secure banknote families in the world, was introduced between 2015 and 2017.