Swiss franc
The Swiss franc, or simply the franc, is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is also legal tender in the Italian exclave of Campione d'Italia,... Wikipedia
- Code: CHF
- 1 ⁄ 100: Rappen no (language?), centime no (language?), centesimo no (language?), rap no (language?)
- Plural: Franken no (language?), francs no (language?), franchi no (language?), francs no (language?)
- Nickname: Swiss German (selected examples, terms vary in different dialects): Füfräppler/Füfi for a 5-centime coin, Zëhräppler/Zähni for a 10-centime coin, Zwänzgräppler/Zwänzgi for a 20-centime coin, Füfzgi for a 50-centime coin, Stutz or Franke for a 1-franc coin or for "change" in general, Füüfliiber for a 5-franc coin, Rappe and Batze are specifically used for coins less than 1 franc, but also figuratively for "change" in general, Swiss Standard German: Einfränkler for a 1-franc coin, Zweifränkler for a 2-franc coin, Hunderter for a 100-franc note, Ameise for a 1000-franc note, Swiss French: balle(s) for 1 franc or less, thune for a 5-franc coin, Swiss Italian
- Freq. used: 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 1000 francs
- Freq. used: 5, 10, 20 centimes, 1 ⁄ 2, 1, 2, 5 francs
- Unofficial user(s): Büsingen am Hochrhein, Germany, Campione d'Italia, Italy
- Central bank: Swiss National Bank
- Printer: Orell Füssli
- Mint: Swissmint
- Inflation: 0.2% in 2025
- Source: Statistik Schweiz
- Method: Consumer price index
- Data source: DuckDuckGo