Money of Switzerland

country Monetary unit - franc (CHF). The national currency quotation.

The Swiss franc - monetary unit of the Swiss Confederation - has been injected into the circulation in 1850 instead of regional monetary units, after building (under the Constitution of 1848) from the union of cantons of the uniform state of a perpetually neutrality.

In 1976 the Swiss national bank has got down to exhaustion of a series of notes with the raised scope of protection from fakes. New Swiss francs (=100 centimes) are distinguished by dazzling design, availability on all notes increased, that there matches to the general a development trend of bank notes of the European countries, portraits of various figures, and also obligatory availability of the water-mark doubling dannnyj a portrait. It is interesting, that year of exhaustion of bank notes of a new series is not indicated. The text banknotov in nominal value 10, 20, 50, 100, 500  and 1000 francs which are available in circulation, it is printed in four tongues - official German, French and Italian, and also on Retroromanesque. This language harmony not only a tribute of memory of civil wars shaking four centuries ago the country, but also the certificate of that the Switzerland had on the European crossroads - the country of tourism and the international contacts.

In the country liberal currency rules act. Importation and HARD CURRENCY exportation is effected without restrictions. To exchange currency on aboriginal bank notes conveniently in numerous jars or post offices. And  it is possible proluchit it also in numerous cash dispenses. Are passed most round settlement kartochi Visa. On traveller's cheques give out the one-shot sums to 300 SHF.

In September, 1996 in Switzerland the first denomination of a new series of notes of denomination in 50 francs has been released. It is remarkable not only that âïåðâûå  on the country bank note there was an image of the woman - the outstanding Swiss artist and the sculptor of Sofia Tauber-Arp, but also that the novelty is reliable as the Swiss bank - so it is professionally protected from fakes. On turn - new notes: red 20, yellow 10, blue 100, brown 200 and lilac 1000 SHF.