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Swiss franc

currency of Switzerland and Liechtenstein
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Swiss franc
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Summary

Swiss franc is a currency[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of currency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (16,637 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Switzerland[3], Liechtenstein[4]
  • Instance of: franc[5]
  • Commons category: Money of Switzerland[6]
  • Central bank/issuer: Swiss National Bank[7]
  • Start time: May 7, 1850[8]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Money of Switzerland[9]
  • Commons gallery: Swiss franc[10]
  • Applies to jurisdiction: Switzerland[11], Liechtenstein[12], Büsingen am Hochrhein[13], Campione d'Italia[14]
  • Described by source: Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[15]
  • Replaces: Zürich thaler[16]
  • Price: 1.0774 euro[17], 0.8012 US dollars[18]
  • Conversion to standard unit: 0.7993605115907274 international United States dollar[19]
  • Unit symbol: Fr[20]

Why It Matters

Swiss franc has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 86 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

currency Liechtenstein Swiss National Bank Swiss Stock Exchange Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . ecb.europa.eu. ecb.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . federalreserve.gov. federalreserve.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Central bank/issuer → Swiss National Bank
    Replaces → Zürich thaler
    Local thumb → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Money of Switzerland
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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