Why Swiss Money Looks So Slick 

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i've solved the riddle, the reason rich people deposit all their money to switzerland is not because of the value but because they want all those cool bills

As a Swiss I never noticed the fact that we‘re vertical

the way I, a swiss, immediately went "it's not weird, it's cool" in my head at title 😂

Switzerland mentioned rah!!!🇨🇭🦅🇨🇭🦅🇨🇭

swiss ex-banker here. the notes feature holographic microprints for example: the 20CHF Note lists various interplanetary and interstellar objects and their distances in lightseconds. if you want to check for eastereggs. Every note also depicts things on a map of switzerland like waterways, population, universities etc. I love to be a swiss born native but life is harder here than you think if youre not rich.

Greetings from Switzerland! Thanks for talking about our wunderschöne Schwiizer Franke

I remember when the notes first changed (the 50 Frank note was the first one to come out). I was in the train and someone in the compartment next to mine had the new note and everyone was so excited, it was given around and talked about and all in all a very fun and memorable moment (especially bc usually no one ever really talks to strangers in the train). The person eventually got their note back but the conversation in the whole carriage continued and it was such a great train ride! Loved the vid, such great visuals too❤️

This comment section is now neutral territory.

These visuals are absolutely incredible. Every video on this channel is a masterpiece

"wake up, IMPERIAL posted another vid about something i never thought about"

As a swiss, i liked your video, it was well researched. One thing to note though. I agree that the fact that no person is shown on the notes is interesting. However, I would attribute it to someone else that 'swiss exceptionalism' - it has cultural reasons. It is not true, that the Swiss history lacks power and influential people. They were just not seen as our hero's but oppressors. Switzerland has a long history of successfully rebelling against authoritarian rule. Did you know that Switzerland didn't had a king since the 13th century? Switzerland survived by decentralizing power through federation and relying on consensus for national level decision making. This structures practically make it impossible for a strong man to lead. In Switzerland, if something gets too powerful or influential people will hate it. Cheers!

As swiss I think that a big part of missing hero's that people who served the country, for example the 4 swiss war generals we had, they all work under the principe of "servir et disparaitre" - to serve and disappear.

This was great. Didn't expect this to be a exploration of the Swiss soul. I am from switzerland and I think you are pretty spot on.

11:55 during the Sonderbundeskrieg, the most generals advised their soldiers to not kill any enemy as they were still swiss brothers

It was fun seeing the old notes I grew up with again. So nostalgic

Unparalleled graphics paired with great music, and of course the choice of topic is so fantastic. I hope you can keep it up and expand on this style! I thoroughly enjoyed the montage at the end; great closer allowing for a feel-good sum-up of the video.

The Swiss money doesn't look weird, it looks great! To me, they have the most beautiful bank notes in the world.

Swiss here. We were actually allowed to voted on the design of the Money. Not as in the final design, but as in the direction the desing can take.

The vfx and editing on these videos are amazing, great work!

one thing that hasn't been mentioned is that switzerland has been at the forefront of graphic design trends for decades now. to give a few examples: - while nearly every country on earth has their passports follow the general principle of "large crest centered on the front with the full, official name of the country in golden, old timey all caps lettering above or below", switzerland's passport simply says "swiss passport" in english and the 4 official languages of the country in the top right in white, above a small cross. it's almost funny how sleek and stylish it looks when you compare it to any other passport. - switzerland is famous for its font designers. many of the most popular typefaces among graphic designers are of swiss origin, hell, arguably the most classic and universally loved font in the world is literally called "helvetica". - the swiss railway clock is probably the single most iconic clock design of the 20th century. swiss design has always excelled at keeping it simple and clear but not becoming boring and the SBB clock is a prime example of that. - in general, the difference in visual quality of almost every sign, logo and other graphic design work in as opposed to outside of switzerland is clearly apparent as soon as you cross the border. it's not something the average person will pay attention to, but they will definitely register it subconsciously and it's part of why tourists often view switzerland as much cleaner than their home country.

Lived in Northern Ireland for 2 years, we had vertical banknotes too since other banks are allowed to print banknotes in Northern Ireland (and Scotland too).

The hands thing is really cool, and while most are obvious representations (an orchestra conductor holding a baton for organisation, grasping hands for collaboration etc) the scientific expertise one is very cool in my opinion. It's a a depiction of the "right hand rule" which is a shorthand way of remembering which axis are labelled X, Y and Z in 3D space, which is important to know since there are two ways to "order" those labels and using a mixture of both makes a mess of things

Maybe we should be like the Swiss, they seem to have got a lot of things handled ages ago.

I feel like this video should be called "The Insane Engineering of the Swiss Franc"

I'm only halfway through the video but man, I just have to say this - I cannot get over how _gorgeous_ the visuals and editing are in your videos. Combine that with the consistently interesting subject matter, tight structure and smooth narration and these videos soar into a league of their own. Please keep it up, they're so good in so many ways. That said, I'm probably going to burn through this channel's back catalogue very quickly so if anyone here has any recommendations for similar channels, please reply! 🙏🏻

We do have a strong founding myth it just so doesn't happen to be a war. It's the signature of the founding pact and the fact different people chose to unite rather than were forced to and to this day still chose to stay together despite our differences is a very strong part of the swiss identity

Another great video... Excited, as always!

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This video is absolutely amazing... as a Swiss person it always makes me really happy when someone actually does research behind Switzerland's history. Another fact about Swiss bank-notes, they also contain a lot of data, the 20CHF bank-note for example has the names of different astrological bodies and their distance from earth in light-years, -days, -hours, -minutes or even seconds. PS: The visuals of your video are amazing.

Great content. I actually enjoyed the animations and editing more than anything else. Inspiring. Hats off.

Props on the incredible production value! This video feels like one that should have an order of magnitude more views. I've been subscribed for a bit over a year now and look forward to seeing you grow and create more content.

Love the animations for each note at the end. A beautiful and informative video as ever

Just to put in perspective, that 1000 CHF bill note from 1948 is equivalent today as a 5000CHF bill! For it's time, it was incredible valuable.

I recently discovered this channel and it rapidly became one of my favorites. Keep up the good work and I'm sure you will grow.

What a cool video! The information was interesting, some that I as a Swiss did not know about. But also the design, animation, lighting and effects were freaking awesome!!! Haven't seen many videos of this caliber or style out there! Also didn't think this video would instill some national pride in me, but it did, thanks!

This was my first video from your channel. The animations, depth of research & overall quality is great. I just subscribed. Keep up the good work.

i love your video graphics and editing

What makes it especially hard to counterfeit is that they used every printing technique for certain aspects of the banknote: - offset printing -digital printing -letterpress -screen printing and so on… Apart from that, with UV-Light you can see patterns and actually in the paper there are fibres that are UV-reactive, so they use special fibres in the process oft making the paper. Also the new note seems to have about 200 different security checks and about 20-50 are revealed pubicly. Source: I made an apprenticeship in Switzerland as a printing technologist, so for some things I probably can‘t prove with an actual source.

Huge congratulations on this video! I have never seen such beautiful animations (especially of the Swiss map) and I was just imagining, how students on the primary and secondary school level could be much more engaged during class with such content. It's great to see how youtube productions are increasingly becoming of much higher quality than what you find the local tv channels producing. Big kudos!

Looks like the Hoog video

The everybody move your body sequence of animations is so good I kind of think Switzerland would do good to time travel here, take your video back to 2015-2016, and use it to introduce the, at that time, new designs.

Swiss here, this is a beautiful video. Well researched, amazing graphics. Absolutely loved it. One of the best YT recently! Subscribed

An amazing idea for a video, and the editing/visuals are stunning. Keep it up!

Oh Wow.. The production quality in this one is just amazing! You've out done yourself mate! :)

i like how this channel create most random yet most interesting videos, like i find videos about railroads, terrorism and money here xd

Impressive work.

nice video! informative, well researched and i love the animations! cheers from swiss🇨🇭

This is the best vidéo I've seen in a while ! It is so interesting and well made ! I also love the fact that as a Swiss person, I learned a lot and could relate on things you said, a big thanks for this vidéo !

2:25 Actually, the official reason was more pragmatic. With a same width, you simplify and decrease the cost of all automated parts which handle bills in ATM, automated selling machine, etc. Hugh economical win with a little requirement.

I was about to say something about you making this video before but did a bit of searching and it's hoog with dutch money

Love all your infographic style videos!!! Keep them coming!!

It's been some time, since I've last seen such a well crafted video!

Canada has a current $10 bill that is vertical

Great video, I'm just a bit bummed you didn't mention the reserve series... a whole series of banknotes designed and manufactured, and then kept secret and hidden in a vault. Only to be used in case Switzerland was overflown with fake bills.

This video is absolutely stunning. The way you brought the bank notes to life and emphasized their individual meaning was really pleasing to watch. Thanks a lot💪🏽

Very informative, very well written, excellent visuals and editing, great job!

Very good video. Very well done. One thing to add: there is one important character/figure, which can also be found on our currency on the 1/2, 1 and 2 Franc coin, the Helvetia. Which also gives Switzerland it´s official Name: Confoederatio Helvetica.

Thanks!

I love looking at the bills, I always find new little details. So beautiful!

Extremely Researched Video 😊 and the visuals are a Treat to watch, keep making these videos 🙌🏻

I really love getting hit with a 2:30 ad first thing..

Liked. This is like watching a "fern" video. I like it.

This is truly wonderful in the use of images!!!

Very very well made Video! Love the intresting story telling and creative and clean visuals! Keep it up🔥

high quality edu content is the royalty of yt

that ending was fire tho???

I love this channel! the animation and quality is supreme

That montage in the end was really nice!

I'm swiss and i actually never noticed that the orientation is different lol

Unbelievable editing! Wow I was so drawn to it!

Hey ummm Glarus wasn’t a part of the Sonderbund

As a swiss I don't care how our money looks. The only thing I care about is that its worth a dam lot.

Latecomer here. Your graphics are gorgeous and a great nod to Swiss design. Fabulous narration, animation and sound design as well, your attention to detail makes everything TIPTOP 👌. Instant subscribe

I like that swiss bank notes have an expiration date, but then I also like that switzerland's coins haven't changed in a century.

Meanwhile, the New Zealand $50 note has ‘shrooms on it 👀

Correction: at 10:43 , Wilhelm tell is depicted on the 5 franken coin too. He's not entirely gone, also madame Helvetia is depicted on some other small cash too. :)

Great story telling and once again insanely creative visuals. I loved it!

first off all the visuals are phenomenal!!! and the video was so interesting. I didn’t like history in my school years but hearing this now is fascinating!! tysm for bringing me this rich story about my homeland 💜

"Its easier to tell which bills are which when fanned out and makes it easier for the visually impaired" The black and white example of a bunch of shapes in close proximity really didnt help to prove that point.

I live in Switzerland and the 20fr.- bill looks to me like the hand is holding a joint

Great video, extremely interesting! Kudos!

Amazing edit, well done. Subscribed :)

Yikes, you kinda did Corbusier a bit dirty there! He sure did have some absolutely mental ideas but he also designed (and was involved in) some seriously amazing pieces of architecture/design. Often better to judge based on realised project than speculative megalomania

Wilhelm Tell is also depicted on all 5 Franc coins. Not oly that one 25 Franc coin from 1955 you mentioned (10:30).

Imperial upload is a good day

i think it’s also necessary to note the importance of graphic design and art and culture in switzerland. the swiss gov invests a lot of money in art and culture such as the annual competitions like the Swiss Art/Design Awards that are at the same time as ArtBasel and organizations such as ProHelvetia. in the history of graphic design the swiss style is very prominent (like at the NYC subway system with their use of Helvetica). the graphic design of the SBB CFF FFS (train national train company) and the new Swiss passports designed by the studio RETINAA are also insane

Argentina's 2019 pesos bills are vertical and horizontal

Impeccable quality video as always!

Also worth to mention: you rarely find damged used bills. ATMs always gives you fresh printed bills. If you return used bills to the bank, they destroy them and print new ones.

Great video, thank you - I was born and raised in switzerland, by swiss parents, and i learnt a lot about my country and it's currency today

THAT VFX IS INSANE!!!!! Even as a Swiss person i didnt know that much about our Cash, thanks for that!

Wonderful video

Very interesting & visually pleasing video. Bravo! I'll appreciate our money chf more when using it 😀

Wow what an art peice! A thanks from Switzerland❤

Amazing work!

Absolutely great video! Would love to see a follow-up on the iconography of Swiss postage stamps. William Tell has a 30 year run on Swiss stamps at the beginning of the 20th century, so that image is arguably even more present to the average person than currency. What else do Swiss stamps say about Swiss exceptionalism?

These animations are sick! Nice video

Wow! What an amazig video! I've never thought, that Swiss francs could be so encaptivating! Simply excellent!

this editing style is out of this world!!