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Swiss franc

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Swiss franc
Image Image
BanknotesCoins
ISO 4217
CodeCHF (numeric: 756)
Subunit0.01
Unit
Plural
SymbolNone. Abbreviations used:
Nickname
  • Swiss German: Einräppler[note 1] for a 1 centime coin; Füüferli[note 1] for a 5 centimes coin; Füfzgerli[note 1] for a 50 centimes coin; Stutz[note 1] for a 1 franc coin (en Stutz), or change in general (Stutz); Füüfliiber[note 1] for a 5 francs coin
  • Swiss Standard German: Einfränkler for a 1 franc coin; Zweifränkler for a 2 francs coin; Hunderter for a 100 francs note; Ameise for a 1000 francs note
  • fr: balle(s) for ≥ 1 franc; thune for a 5 franc coin
  • Swiss Italian:
Denominations
Subunit
 ​1⁄100
Banknotes
 Freq. used10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 1000 Francs
 Rarely used500 francs
Coins
 Freq. used5, 10, 20 Centimes, ​1⁄2, 1, 2, 5 Francs
Demographics
Official user(s)
Unofficial user(s)Germany Büsingen am Hochrhein, Germany[note 3]
Issuance
Central bankSwiss National Bank
 Websitehttps://www.snb.ch
PrinterOrell Füssli Sicherheitsdruck AG (Zürich)
 Websitehttps://www.orellfuessli.com
MintSwissmint
 Websitehttps://www.swissmint.ch
Valuation
Inflation0.6% in 2021
 SourceStatistik Schweiz

The Swiss franc (German: Franken, French and Romansh: franc, Italian: franco; sign: Fr. or SFr.; code: CHF) is the currency of Switzerland and Liechtenstein.

The smaller denomination, a hundredth of a franc, is a Rappen (Rp.) in German, centime (c.) in French, centesimo (ct.) in Italian, and rap (rp.) in Romansh.

Banknotes

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  • 10 francs
  • 20 francs
  • 50 francs
  • 100 francs
  • 200 francs
  • 1000 francs
  • 1 centime (not used commonly)
  • 2 centimes (not used commonly)
  • 5 centimes
  • 10 centimes
  • 20 centimes
  • ½ franc
  • 1 franc
  • 2 francs
  • 5 francs
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Can be pronounced (and written) differently among different regions.
  2. ↑ The Swiss franc is the official currency and the euro is widely accepted.
  3. ↑ The Swiss franc is widely accepted, although the euro is officially used.

Other websites

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  • Heiko Otto (ed.). "The Banknotes of Switzerland" (in English, German, and French). Retrieved 2019-05-06. (in English) (in German) (in French)


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  3. ↑ Cite error: The named reference fr was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
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  5. ↑ Cite error: The named reference EN was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).