Unofficial Translation June 2, 2000To: Managers All Commercial Banks No. BOT. FPG. (12) C 1271/2543 Re: Swiss National Bank recalls banknote series from the seventies Whereas the Swiss National Bank will recall all the banknotes of the last series from the seventies as of 1 May 2000, the Schweizerische Bundesbahnen (Swiss Federal Railway System) and the Swiss Post which are the public cashiers's offices of the Confederation will accept the recalled banknotes of this series at their nominal value until 31 October 2000. However, the Swiss National Bank will still exchange these banknotes at their nominal value for another 20 years, i.e. until 30 April 2020. More details can be referred to on the attached Press Release. In this regard, please be informed and observed accordingly. Yours sincerely, Mrs. Tarisa Watagase Assistant Governor Financial Institutions Policy Group Governor forEnc.: Press ReleaseFinancial Institutions Policy DepartmentTel. 283-6875, 283-5886Note : The Bank of Thailand will not elucidate the detail of this circular letter. SCHWEIZERISCHE NATIONALBANK BANQUE NATIONALE SUISSE BANCA NAZIONALE SVIZZERA BANCA NAZIUNALA SVIZRA Press Relations P.O. Box CH-8022 Zurich Telephone +41 1 631 31 11 Fax +41 1 631 39 10 Berne/Zurich, 26 April 2000Swiss National Bank recalls banknote series from the seventiesBanknotes should be exchanged by the end of October 2000The Swiss National Bank will recall all the banknotes of the last series from the seventies as of 1 May 2000. The public cashiers' offices of the Confederation (SBB, Swiss Post) will accept the recalled banknotes of this series as legal tender, at their nominal value, until 31 October 2000. The most well-known banknote from this particular series is the 100 franc note, the so-called "Borromini". The Swiss National Bank, however, will still exchange these banknotes at their nominal value for another 20 years, i.e. until 30 April 2020. The recalled banknotes, whose description and picture can also be found on the Internet (http://www.snb.ch), comprise the following denominations (see also picture): Nominal value Features: Front Reverse Sfr 1000 Auguste Forel Ants Sfr 500 Albrecht von Haller Muscular figure Sfr 100 Francesco Borromini Church of S. Ivo Sfr 50 Konrad Gessner Eagle owl Sfr 20 Horace-Benedict de Saussure Mountain range Sfr 10 Leonhard Euler Water turbine