Swiss franc (CHF)

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Within Switzerland and Liechtenstein, the Swiss franc provides the principal currency unit under the ISO code CHF. The monetary framework is administered by the Swiss National Bank. The franc circulates as banknotes and coins and is divided into rappen, centimes or centesimi by language. The franc serves Switzerland and Liechtenstein, with multilingual denomination terminology and currency-union use across the two jurisdictions. The profile is intended for currency-specific material, including notes, coins, coding and formal monetary links, without expanding into general national economics.

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