Swiss franc

Swiss franc
BanknotesCoins
ISO 4217
CodeCHF (numeric: 756)
Subunit0.01
Unit
Plural
SymbolNone. Abbreviations used:
Nickname
  • Swiss German: Einräppler for a 1 centime coin; Füüferli for a 5 centimes coin; Füfzgerli for a 50 centimes coin; Stutz for a 1 franc coin (en Stutz), or change in general (Stutz); Füüfliiber 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
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

Coins

Notes

  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.

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