Swiss National Bank

central bank of Switzerland
Organization central_bank Q597394
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Swiss National Bank

Summary

Swiss National Bank is a central bank[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of central_bank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,145 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Swiss National Bank was a member of Network for Greening the Financial System[3].
  • Swiss National Bank is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Swiss National Bank's instance of is recorded as central bank[5].
  • Swiss National Bank's instance of is recorded as public company[6].
  • Swiss National Bank's currency is recorded as Swiss franc[7].
  • Swiss National Bank's headquarters location is recorded as Swiss national bank (building)[8].
  • Swiss National Bank's headquarters location is recorded as Swiss National Bank, Zürich[9].
  • Swiss National Bank is part of The system of official statistics[10].
  • Swiss National Bank's Commons category is recorded as Swiss National Bank[11].
  • Swiss National Bank's stock exchange is recorded as OTC Markets Group[12].
  • Swiss National Bank's industry is recorded as public sector[13].
  • Swiss National Bank's industry is recorded as financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding[14].
  • Swiss National Bank's chairperson is recorded as Thomas Jordan[15].
  • June 20, 1907 marks the founding of Swiss National Bank[16].
  • Swiss National Bank's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.947114, 'lon': 7.444906}[17].
  • Swiss National Bank's official website is recorded as https://www.snb.ch/[18].
  • Swiss National Bank's employees is recorded as {'amount': '+930'}[19].
  • Swiss National Bank's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[20].
  • Swiss National Bank's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schweizerische Nationalbank'}[21].
  • Swiss National Bank's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Banque Nationale Suisse'}[22].
  • Swiss National Bank's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Banca Nazionale Svizzera'}[23].
  • Swiss National Bank's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'rm', 'text': 'Banca Naziunala Svizra'}[24].
  • Swiss National Bank's Commons Institution page is recorded as Swiss National Bank[25].
  • Swiss National Bank's different from is recorded as Swiss national bank (building)[26].
  • Swiss National Bank's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank[27].

Body

Founding

June 20, 1907 marks the founding of Swiss National Bank[16].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Schweizerische Nationalbank'}[21], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Banque Nationale Suisse'}[22], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Banca Nazionale Svizzera'}[23], and {'lang': 'rm', 'text': 'Banca Naziunala Svizra'}[24]. Swiss National Bank is part of The system of official statistics[10].

Leadership

Swiss National Bank's chairperson is recorded as Thomas Jordan[15].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Swiss national bank (building)[8], a bank building[28], in Switzerland[29], founded in 1910[30] and Swiss National Bank, Zürich[9], a building[31], in Switzerland[32], founded in 1921[33].

Industry

Industries include public sector[13] and financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding[14].

Ownership

Swiss National Bank's stock exchange is recorded as OTC Markets Group[12].

Why It Matters

Swiss National Bank ranks in the top 4% of central_bank entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,145 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . Google Knowledge Graph. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . ngfs.net. Retrieved . ngfs.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . snb.ch. snb.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . letemps.ch. letemps.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18h ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)
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