Swiss franc
The Swiss franc (CHF) is the currency of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is distributed by the central bank of Switzerland, the Schweizerische Nationalbank. It has different names in the four official languages spoken Switzerland: Franken (German), franc (French), franco (Italian) and franc (Rhaeto-Romanic). The smaller denomination, which is worth a hundredth of a franc, is called Rappen, centime, centesimo and rap, respectively. As of January 1, 2005, the Swiss franc was worth US 0.858101 or € 0.646289. Coins in circulation are[1] 1 centime (not in use anymore)5 centimes (2007 will be a debate about the need of this coin)10 centimes20 centimes½ franc1 franc2 francs5 francs
Banknotes in circulation are[1]10 francs20 francs50 francs100 francs200 francs1000 francs
See franc for other currencies with the same name.
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