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Swiss Franc

Swiss franc
Schweizer Franken (German)
franc suisse (French)
franco svizzero (Italian)
franc svizzer (Romansh)
CHF Banknotes.jpg CHF coins.jpg
Banknotes Coins
ISO 4217
Code CHF
Number 756
Exponent 2
Denominations
Subunit
1100 Rappen
Plural Franken  (German)
francs  (French)
franchi  (Italian)
francs  (Romansh)
 Rappen Rappen  (German)
 centime Centimes  (French)
 centesimo centesimi  (Italian)
 rap raps  (Romansh)
Symbol CHF, Fr., SFr. (old)
Nickname Stutz (1 CHF coin), 2-Fränkler (2 CHF coin), 5-Liiber (5 CHF coin) (Swiss German), Ameise (1000 CHF), balle(s) (≥1 CHF) thune (=5 CHF) (French)
Banknotes 10, 20, 50, 100, 200 & 1,000 francs
Coins 5, 10 & 20 centimes, 12, 1, 2 & 5 francs
Demographics
Official user(s)   Switzerland
 Liechtenstein
Italy Campione d'Italia, Italy
Unofficial user(s) Germany Büsingen am Hochrhein, Germany
Issuance
Central bank Swiss National Bank
 Website www.snb.ch
Printer Orell Füssli Arts Graphiques SA (Zürich)
Mint Swissmint
 Website www.swissmint.ch
Valuation
Inflation -0.2% (2013)
 Source Statistik Schweiz (German)

The franc (sign: Fr. or SFr. or FS; German: Franken, French and Romansh: franc, Italian: franco; code: CHF) is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein; it is also legal tender in the Italian exclave Campione d'Italia. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) issues banknotes and the federal mint Swissmint issues coins.

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. The ISO code of the currency used by banks and financial institutions is CHF, although "Fr." is used by most businesses and advertisers; some use SFr.; the Latinate "CH" stands for Confoederatio Helvetica.

Given the different languages used in Switzerland, Latin is used for language-neutral inscriptions on the coins.

Before 1798, about 75 entities were making coins in Switzerland, including the 25 cantons and half-cantons, 16 cities, and abbeys, resulting in about 860 different coins in circulation, with different values, denominations and monetary systems.

The local Swiss currencies included the Basel thaler, Berne thaler, Fribourg gulden, Geneva thaler, Geneva genevoise, Luzern gulden, Neuchâtel gulden, St. Gallen thaler, Schwyz gulden, Solothurn thaler, Valais thaler and the Zürich thaler.


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