Swiss franc
Alpine monetary unit
The Swiss franc is the official currency of Switzerland and Liechtenstein, abbreviated CHF (from Latin *Confoederatio Helvetica*).
Long considered a safe-haven currency due to Switzerland's political neutrality and financial stability: Investors fled to the Swiss franc during the crisis.
One of the world's most traded currencies despite Switzerland's small size.
Switzerland's official currency
- banknotesPaper currency notes
- coinsMetal money units
- denominationNamed religious group
- exchange rateCurrency conversion value
forex · legal tender · fiat · cash · circulation · appreciation · convertibility · monetary policy
Swiss federal city
- ZurichSwiss financial center
- GenevaSwiss seat of diplomacy
- AlpsEuropean mountain system
- MatterhornFamous Swiss-Italian mountain
Gruyère · Lindt · Toblerone · Federer · neutrality · banking secrecy · watchmaking · chocolate
Collected works or assets
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- goldElement seventy-nine
- bullionPrecious metal in bulk
- capital preservationSafeguarding original investment value
stability · store of value · risk-off · flight to safety · hedge · liquidity · sovereign debt · bonds
Record of dealings
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- transferMove between locations
- savingsAccumulated money kept
transaction · interest · private banking · wealth management · numbered account · secrecy · offshore · vault
Craft of building timepieces
- horologyTimekeeping science and craft
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
engineering · Rolex · movements · chronometer · quality · reliability · certification
CHF
Switzerland's official currency
- banknotesPaper currency notes
- coinsMetal money units
- denominationNamed religious group
exchange rate · forex · legal tender · fiat · cash · circulation · appreciation · convertibility · monetary policy · peg
Bern
Swiss federal city
Matterhorn · Gruyère · Lindt · Toblerone · Federer · neutrality · banking secrecy · watchmaking · chocolate · cheese
portfolio
Collected works or assets
- diversificationExpanding into varied areas
- goldElement seventy-nine
- bullionPrecious metal in bulk
capital preservation · stability · store of value · risk-off · flight to safety · hedge · liquidity · sovereign debt · bonds · carry trade
account
Record of dealings
- depositPlace for safekeeping
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- transferMove between locations
savings · transaction · interest · private banking · wealth management · numbered account · secrecy · offshore · vault · clearing
watchmaking
Craft of building timepieces
- horologyTimekeeping science and craft
- calibrationAdjusting for measurement accuracy
- accuracyDegree of correctness
craftsmanship · engineering · Rolex · movements · chronometer · quality · reliability · certification
- currencydollar, euro, pound, yen, peso
- SwitzerlandBern, Geneva, Zurich, Basel, Lausanne
- currenciesdollar, pound, euro, yen, peso
- European currencyeuro, pound, mark, lira, peseta
- Swiss ExportsRolex, Lindt, Toblerone, watchmaking, Victorinox
- currency historygold standard, silver standard, bimetallism, fiat money, fiat currency