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Swiss Franc (CHF) Exchange Rates on 19th May 2024 (19/05/2024)

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Exchange rates for Swiss Franc (CHF)

Updated: 2024-05-19
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CHF CHF GBP GBP 0.8659 CHF to GBP 1.1549 GBP to CHF
CHF CHF BGN BGN 1.9727 CHF to BGN 0.5069 BGN to CHF
CHF CHF HRK HRK 7.6541 CHF to HRK 0.1306 HRK to CHF
CHF CHF CZK CZK 24.9124 CHF to CZK 0.0401 CZK to CHF
CHF CHF DKK DKK 7.5276 CHF to DKK 0.1328 DKK to CHF
CHF CHF EEK EEK 0 CHF to EEK 0 EEK to CHF
CHF CHF HUF HUF 390.533 CHF to HUF 0.0026 HUF to CHF
CHF CHF KZT KZT 485.0338 CHF to KZT 0.0021 KZT to CHF
CHF CHF LVL LVL 0.6633 CHF to LVL 1.5076 LVL to CHF
CHF CHF LTL LTL 0 CHF to LTL 0 LTL to CHF
CHF CHF MKD MKD 62.013 CHF to MKD 0.0161 MKD to CHF
CHF CHF MDL MDL 19.3019 CHF to MDL 0.0518 MDL to CHF
CHF CHF NOK NOK 11.7781 CHF to NOK 0.0849 NOK to CHF
CHF CHF PLN PLN 4.2966 CHF to PLN 0.2327 PLN to CHF
CHF CHF RON RON 5.0182 CHF to RON 0.1993 RON to CHF
CHF CHF RUB RUB 99.6693 CHF to RUB 0.01 RUB to CHF
CHF CHF SKK SKK 0 CHF to SKK 0 SKK to CHF
CHF CHF SEK SEK 11.7521 CHF to SEK 0.0851 SEK to CHF
CHF CHF CHF CHF 1 CHF to CHF 1 CHF to CHF
CHF CHF TRY TRY 35.3578 CHF to TRY 0.0283 TRY to CHF
CHF CHF UAH UAH 43.0427 CHF to UAH 0.0232 UAH to CHF
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CHF CHF ARS ARS 966.7575 CHF to ARS 0.001 ARS to CHF
CHF CHF BOB BOB 7.5374 CHF to BOB 0.1327 BOB to CHF
CHF CHF BRL BRL 5.5977 CHF to BRL 0.1786 BRL to CHF
CHF CHF CAD CAD 1.4927 CHF to CAD 0.6699 CAD to CHF
CHF CHF KYD KYD 0.9091 CHF to KYD 1.0999 KYD to CHF
CHF CHF CLP CLP 980.8967 CHF to CLP 0.001 CLP to CHF
CHF CHF COP COP 4174.8972 CHF to COP 0.0002 COP to CHF
CHF CHF CRC CRC 558.2883 CHF to CRC 0.0018 CRC to CHF
CHF CHF DOP DOP 63.9001 CHF to DOP 0.0156 DOP to CHF
CHF CHF SVC SVC 9.5453 CHF to SVC 0.1048 SVC to CHF
CHF CHF FJD FJD 2.4434 CHF to FJD 0.4093 FJD to CHF
CHF CHF HNL HNL 27.0093 CHF to HNL 0.037 HNL to CHF
CHF CHF JMD JMD 170.2327 CHF to JMD 0.0059 JMD to CHF
CHF CHF MXN MXN 18.2128 CHF to MXN 0.0549 MXN to CHF
CHF CHF ANG ANG 1.9659 CHF to ANG 0.5087 ANG to CHF
CHF CHF PYG PYG 8173.4737 CHF to PYG 0.0001 PYG to CHF
CHF CHF PEN PEN 4.0737 CHF to PEN 0.2455 PEN to CHF
CHF CHF TTD TTD 7.4075 CHF to TTD 0.135 TTD to CHF
CHF CHF USD USD 1.0966 CHF to USD 0.9119 USD to CHF
CHF CHF UYU UYU 42.2613 CHF to UYU 0.0237 UYU to CHF
CHF CHF VEF VEF 3972540.9253 CHF to VEF 0 VEF to CHF
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CHF CHF AUD AUD 1.6357 CHF to AUD 0.6113 AUD to CHF
CHF CHF BDT BDT 127.74 CHF to BDT 0.0078 BDT to CHF
CHF CHF BND BND 1.4701 CHF to BND 0.6802 BND to CHF
CHF CHF CNY CNY 7.9214 CHF to CNY 0.1262 CNY to CHF
CHF CHF INR INR 91.3448 CHF to INR 0.0109 INR to CHF
CHF CHF IDR IDR 17506.4927 CHF to IDR 0.0001 IDR to CHF
CHF CHF JPY JPY 170.7117 CHF to JPY 0.0059 JPY to CHF
CHF CHF MYR MYR 5.1403 CHF to MYR 0.1945 MYR to CHF
CHF CHF MVR MVR 16.9537 CHF to MVR 0.059 MVR to CHF
CHF CHF NPR NPR 145.4305 CHF to NPR 0.0069 NPR to CHF
CHF CHF NZD NZD 1.7879 CHF to NZD 0.5593 NZD to CHF
CHF CHF PKR PKR 303.8533 CHF to PKR 0.0033 PKR to CHF
CHF CHF PGK PGK 4.2362 CHF to PGK 0.2361 PGK to CHF
CHF CHF PHP PHP 63.4381 CHF to PHP 0.0158 PHP to CHF
CHF CHF SCR SCR 15.1527 CHF to SCR 0.066 SCR to CHF
CHF CHF SGD SGD 1.4761 CHF to SGD 0.6775 SGD to CHF
CHF CHF KRW KRW 1485.2102 CHF to KRW 0.0007 KRW to CHF
CHF CHF LKR LKR 326.9388 CHF to LKR 0.0031 LKR to CHF
CHF CHF TWD TWD 35.288 CHF to TWD 0.0283 TWD to CHF
CHF CHF THB THB 39.8285 CHF to THB 0.0251 THB to CHF
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CHF CHF BHD BHD 0.4113 CHF to BHD 2.4311 BHD to CHF
CHF CHF EGP EGP 51.3395 CHF to EGP 0.0195 EGP to CHF
CHF CHF HKD HKD 8.5563 CHF to HKD 0.1169 HKD to CHF
CHF CHF ILS ILS 4.0624 CHF to ILS 0.2462 ILS to CHF
CHF CHF JOD JOD 0.7774 CHF to JOD 1.2864 JOD to CHF
CHF CHF KWD KWD 0.3369 CHF to KWD 2.9681 KWD to CHF
CHF CHF LBP LBP 97684.5208 CHF to LBP 0 LBP to CHF
CHF CHF OMR OMR 0.4212 CHF to OMR 2.3739 OMR to CHF
CHF CHF QAR QAR 3.9932 CHF to QAR 0.2504 QAR to CHF
CHF CHF SAR SAR 4.1123 CHF to SAR 0.2432 SAR to CHF
CHF CHF AED AED 4.0278 CHF to AED 0.2483 AED to CHF
CHF CHF YER YER 274.0423 CHF to YER 0.0036 YER to CHF
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CHF CHF DZD DZD 147.3526 CHF to DZD 0.0068 DZD to CHF
CHF CHF KES KES 142.3541 CHF to KES 0.007 KES to CHF
CHF CHF MUR MUR 50.29 CHF to MUR 0.0199 MUR to CHF
CHF CHF MAD MAD 10.861 CHF to MAD 0.0921 MAD to CHF
CHF CHF NAD NAD 19.9693 CHF to NAD 0.0501 NAD to CHF
CHF CHF NIO NIO 40.1578 CHF to NIO 0.0249 NIO to CHF
CHF CHF NGN NGN 1611.9904 CHF to NGN 0.0006 NGN to CHF
CHF CHF SLL SLL 22994.9243 CHF to SLL 0 SLL to CHF
CHF CHF ZAR ZAR 20.0996 CHF to ZAR 0.0498 ZAR to CHF
CHF CHF TZS TZS 2830.7711 CHF to TZS 0.0004 TZS to CHF
CHF CHF TND TND 3.4159 CHF to TND 0.2927 TND to CHF
CHF CHF UGX UGX 4112.3976 CHF to UGX 0.0002 UGX to CHF
CHF CHF XOF XOF 660.1949 CHF to XOF 0.0015 XOF to CHF
CHF CHF ZMK ZMK 9870.6182 CHF to ZMK 0.0001 ZMK to CHF

Swiss Franc (CHF)

Sign CHF
1 Swiss Franc is subdivided into 100 Rappen (German), centime (French), centesimo (Italian), and rap (Romansh).

CHF is the currency code for the Swiss Franc which is the official currency of both Switzerland and Liechtenstein, is legal tender in both of these countries and Campione d'Italia. The CHF is the sixth most traded currency and is the fifth most widely held reserve currency in the world. While there is no official symbol for the franc, the official accounting abbreviation is "Fr" or "SFr". The "CH" in the currency code references the Latin term Confoederatio Helvetica which can be translated as Swiss Confederation, denoting the structure of Switzerland as a confederation of 26 different states or cantons.

Coins used:
5 rappen, 10 rappen, 20 rappen, 0.5 francs, 1 franc, 2 francs, 5 francs

Banknotes used:
10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 1,000 francs

Central Bank
Swiss National Bank
http://www.snb.ch
Throughout history there have been many currencies denominated in Francs throughout Europe but at this time the Swiss franc is the only franc in circulation. Monetary policy and issuance of the Swiss franc is managed by the Swiss National Bank which is owned both by the government and through publicly traded shares of interest available for purchase by private individuals. The public portion of ownership encompasses 55% of the total shares and is primarily owned by cantons, the 26 member states of Switzerland, and the 24 cantonal banks, regional specific Swiss member state owned commercial banks.

As a central bank the primary mandate of the Swiss National Bank is to serve the best interest of Switzerland, which has been interpreted as a primary focus on price stability, but not at the expense of the economic environment as a whole. The specific Swiss National Bank monetary policy at this time is keeping the Swiss consumer price index increasing at a rate below 2% and keeping the 3 month risk free rate of return in Swiss francs equal to the LIBOR. No discussion of the CHF should be without brief mention of the controversy over ownership of the Swiss National Bank gold reserves. Now listed at 1145 metric tons (each ton at 2204.6 pounds) there is currently and will always remain an issue as to the amount of gold the Swiss National Bank held for the Nazi's during World War II. This gold having been acquired through German conquest and theft. There is no legitimate tracing mechanism nor potential the Swiss national bank would have to return the gold, but it is a critical piece of Swiss National Bank history that anyone must know exists in order to remain culturally literate on the Swiss National Bank.

Though the Swiss National Bank has stated targets of price stability, their actions have shown they are willing to forego price stability, even at the expense of high inflation, if necessary in order to maintain a specific foreign exchange rate. This had been the case from 1978 through 2011, but in 2011 the Swiss National Bank, in an unprecedented announcement and unanticipated move, issued a statement that the current exchange rate with the euro was getting too high and that it was threatening the stability of the Swiss economy, therefore the Swiss National Bank was willing to purchase an unlimited amount of foreign currency to rectify the problem. This statement shocked currency markets and lead to a single day impact of reducing the CHF against the EUR by 8.8%, the USD by 9.5% and an average of 8.2% against sixteen other major currencies. This surprise move by the Swiss National Bank has forced currency traders worldwide into re-evaluating the traditionally accepted thought of the CHF as a safe haven currency. Historically the CHF was considered by most as a safe haven given the Swiss National Bank's focus on low inflation and its policy of backing the CHF with 40% gold reserves. Even thought this reserve requirement was eliminated in 2000 and the bank held a gold sell off reducing reserves to 20%, the historic acceptance of the CHF as a safe haven remained.

Though this Swiss National Bank historic announcement and action caught many by surprise, in hindsight it was not without warning. The move was precipitated by the rapid increase in value of the CHF in 2011. In March 2011 the CHF had already gained significant value from demand by investors seeking a safe haven from the growing Greek and worldwide debt crisis. By June 2011 the CHF increased another 10% and by August 2011 another 10%. This was leading to a liquidity crisis in Switzerland where corporations were credibly making plans to move their operations out of the country and interest rates amazingly turned negative. This was an unacceptable situation to the Swiss National Bank and posed a lot of over-valuation risk to the CHF in addition to the challenges of liquidity throughout the economy. As a result the Swiss National Bank took its unprecedented move on September 6, 2011 when they made their historic announcement. This scenario is critical in understanding the CHF and all currencies, knowing that history will not always determine future actions and mounting pressures can force the hand of even the most stable of currencies creating dire consequences for all invested in the underlying currency markets.

The franc itself is also known as the franken or franco and at one time was denominated in as small as 1/100ths of a franc. These 1/100ths of a franc are known as a Rappen (Rp), centime (c0), centismo (ct) or rap (rp) with the most common Swiss usage being Rappen (Rp). Currently, the smallest fraction of a franc coin produced by the Swiss Mint and in circulation is the 5 rappen with the 1 rappen coin no longer produced after 2006. The largest coins in circulation are valued at 1, 2, and 5 francs. Paper banknotes issued by the Swiss National Bank range from 10 francs through 1000 francs. A unique characteristic of the CHF banknotes is that they are all quadrilingual, they include information about the note in four different languages, German, French, Italian, and Romansh, all of which are official languages within Switzerland. This homogenization of the franc has occurred over eight different nationwide revisions to the banknotes and reflects the multicultural history of the CHF and the Helvetic republic from 1798, later re-established in 1850 as the Swiss confederation.

Other References
Wikipedia article on Swiss Franc

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