Swiss German (one selection, terms vary in different dialects):
Füfräppler for a 5 centimes coin; Zëhräppler for a 10 centimes coin; Zwänzgräppler for a 20 centimes coin;[1]Stutz[2] or Franke[3] for a 1 franc coin or change in general; Füüfliiber for a 5 francs coin;[4]Rappe and Batze are specifically used for coin below 1 franc, but also figuratively for change in general [5][6]
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
Swiss French: balle(s) for ≥ 1 franc; thune for a 5 franc coin
Swiss Italian:
Denominations
Subunit
1⁄100
Rappen(German)
centime(French)
centesimo(Italian)
rap(Romansh)
Banknotes
Freq. used
10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 1000 Francs
Coins
Freq. used
5, 10, 20 Centimes, 1⁄2, 1, 2, 5 Francs
Demographics
Official user(s)
Switzerland
Liechtenstein
Italy Campione d'Italia, Italy[a]
Unofficial user(s)
Büsingen am Hochrhein, Germany[b]
Issuance
Central bank
Swiss National Bank
Website
www.snb.ch
Printer
Orell Füssli
Website
www.orellfuessli.com
Mint
Swissmint
Website
www.swissmint.ch
Valuation
Inflation
2.1% in 2023
Source
Statistik Schweiz
The Swiss franc[c], or simply the franc (Swiss German: franken; French: franc; Italian: franco; Romansh: franc), is the currency and legal tender of Switzerland and Liechtenstein. It is also legal tender in the Italian exclave of Campione d'Italia which is surrounded by Swiss territory.[12] The Swiss National Bank (SNB) issues banknotes and the federal mint Swissmint issues coins.
It is also designated through currency signs Fr.[d] (in German language), fr. (in French, Italian, Romansh languages), as well as in any other language, or internationally as CHF which stands for Confoederatio Helvetica Franc.[7][14][15] This acronym also serves as the ISO 4217 currency code, used by banks and financial institutions.
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 official symbols Fr. (German symbol) and fr. (Latin languages) are widely used by businesses and advertisers, also for the English language. According to Art. 1 SR/RS 941.101 of the federal law collection the internationally official abbreviation – besides the national languages – however is CHF,[7] also in English; respective guides also request to use the ISO 4217 code.[11][8][9][10] The use of SFr. for Swiss Franc and fr.sv. are outdated.[8][9][10] As previously indicated Latinate "CH" stands for Confoederatio Helvetica; given the different languages used in Switzerland, Latin is used for language-neutral inscriptions on its coins.
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^ abc"Schreibweisungen" (PDF) (official site) (in German). Bern, Switzerland: Federal Chancellery. 24 August 2015. pp. 86/87. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
^ abc"Instructions de la Chancellerie fédérale sur la présentation des textes officiels en français" (PDF) (official site) (in French). Bern, Switzerland: Federal Chancellery. 27 May 2016. p. 3. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
^ abc"Istruzioni della Cancelleria federale per la redazione dei testi ufficiali in italiano" (PDF) (official site) (in Italian). Bern, Switzerland: Federal Chancellery. 27 February 2006. p. 29. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
^ ab"Style Guides for English-language translators" (PDF) (official site). Bern, Switzerland: Federal Chancellery. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 3 July 2019.
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