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 centimes
• 20 centimes
• ½ franc
• 1 franc
• 2 francs
• 5 francs

Banknotes in circulation are[2]

• 10 francs
• 20 francs
• 50 francs
• 100 francs
• 200 francs
• 1000 francs

See franc for other currencies with the same name.

External links

• Swiss Franc Tracker
• A comprehensive list of all the swiss banknotes with a short description