Shaving apparatus with an upper cutter with characteristics for information purposes

A shaving apparatus (1) with a drivable lower cutter with which any one of at least two hole configurations (17, 18, 19) with different functions can be brought into active connection, said at least two hole configurations (17, 18, 19) being constituents of at least one upper cutter (11) for the shaving apparatus (1), and with information means (16) which are formed by characteristics (20, 21, 22) which are associated with a respective hole configuration (17, 18, 19), provide information on the function of the hole configuration (17, 18, 19) concerned, and can inform a user of the shaving apparatus (1) as to which hole configuration (17, 18, 19) is actively connected to the lower cutter, the characteristic (20, 21, 22) associated with a hole configuration (17, 18, 19) being provided immediately in the area of the hole configuration (17, 18, 19) and hence on the upper cutter (11) with the hole configuration (17, 18, 19).