Description50 CHF.jpg	English: 50 Swiss francs note, original size 148 × 74 mm featuring Sophie Taeuber-Arp. These banknotes of the 8th series were first issued 3 October 1995 and withdrawn 30 April 2021.
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Author	Swiss National Bank (SNB)   Native name Schweizerische Nationalbank, Banque Nationale Suisse, Banca Nazionale Svizzera, Banca Naziunala Svizra, Swiss National Bank Parent institution - Location Bern Established 1907 Website www.snb.ch Authority file : Q597394 VIAF: 128973236 ISNI: 0000000109413061 LCCN: n50054479 GND: 37904-9 SUDOC: 031265758 BNF: 12791349x HDS: 013747 NKC: kn20090505015 J9U: 987007588703105171 WorldCat
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