Swiss franc

Swiss franc
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
 ​1100
Banknotes
 Freq. used10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 1000 Francs
 Rarely used500 francs
Coins
 Freq. used5, 10, 20 Centimes, ​12, 1, 2, 5 Francs
Demographics
Official user(s)
Unofficial user(s) 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

  • 10 francs
  • 20 francs
  • 50 francs
  • 100 francs
  • 200 francs
  • 1000 francs

Coins

  • 1 centime (not used commonly)
  • 2 centimes (not used commonly)
  • 5 centimes
  • 10 centimes
  • 20 centimes
  • ½ franc
  • 1 franc
  • 2 francs
  • 5 francs

Notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 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

  • 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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