Swiss franc

ISO 4217CodeCHF (numeric: 756)Subunit0.01Units of accountPlural

Franken(German)
francs(French)
franchi(Italian)
francs(Romansh)

SymbolNone. Abbreviations used:

German: Fr., Rp.
French: fr., c.
Italian: fr., ct.
Romansh: fr., rp.
International (any other language): CHF

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

Subunit1⁄100

Denominations Banknotes Freq. used10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 1000 francsCoins Freq. used5, 10, 20 centimes, 1⁄2, 1, 2, 5 francsDemographicsOfficial user(s)

Unofficial users

IssuanceCentral bankSwiss National Bank Websitewww.snb.chPrinter Orell Füssli Websitewww.orellfuessli.comMint Swissmint Websitewww.swissmint.chValuationInflation0.2% in 2025 SourceStatistik Schweiz MethodConsumer price index

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, which is surrounded by Swiss territory. The Swiss National Bank (SNB) issues the banknotes, and the federal mint Swissmint issues the coins.

The franc is also designated through the currency signsFr. in German; fr. in French, Italian, and Romansh; and CHF (for Confoederatio Helvetica Franc) in any other language. CHF also serves as Switzerland's ISO 4217 currency code, used by banks and financial institutions.

The smallest 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. (in German) and fr. (in the Romance languages) are widely used by businesses and advertisers, including in English. However, according to Art. 1 SR/RS 941.101 of the federal law collection, the internationally official abbreviation – regardless of national languages – is CHF, which is also to be used in English; respective guides also request that the ISO 4217 code be used. The use of SFr. for Swiss Franc and fr.sv. are outdated. As previously indicated, the "CH" stands for Confoederatio Helvetica; given the different languages used in Switzerland, Latin is used to make a language-neutral name for "Switzerland" and "Swiss".