At a time when established electronic payment methods are increasingly dominating everyday transactions-and with new digital payment options such as cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, and Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs) emerging-the Swiss National Bank is pushing ahead with its «New Banknote Series Project» for many good reasons.

On Wednesday, it published the designs for the new series and launched a survey allowing the public to rate them. In February, the SNB selected twelve teams or individuals (names published) from over 300 applications submitted in response to its design competition. These selected entrants had until the end of July to submit their proposals (as previously reported by finews.com).

These twelve designs are now available (anonymized) on the dedicated SNB website. As promised at the end of October 2024, for the first time ever the public can share their views on them. The online survey, conducted by polling institute Demoscope on behalf of the SNB, is open from now until September 7, 2025.

The SNB plans a two-stage process: in the first round, the designs will be evaluated by the public as well as by an advisory board of external experts. The six best designs will then advance to the second round, which will focus on «potential collaboration and commercial aspects.

To read the complete article, see:
Swiss National Bank Launches Online Survey on Banknote Designs(https://www.finews.com/news/english-news/68826-neue-banknotenserie-banknotenentwuerfe-umfrage-snb-nationalbank-gestaltungswettbewerb-2)

To view all twelve potential designs, see:
Swiss National Bank Design Concepts(https://www.neuebanknotenserie.ch/detailview.html?lang=en)