The currency abbreviation for the Swiss franc (CHF), the currency for Switzerland. Switzerland has four official languages; therefore, the currency is known as; 






























    

            
Language
            
Currency Name
            
Sub-unit 1/100
        
        

            
German
            
Schweizer Franken
            
Rappen (Rp.)
        
        

            
French
            
Franc Suisse
            
Centime (c.)
        
        

            
Italian
            
Franco Svizzero
            
Centesimo (ct.)
        
        

            
Romanish
            
Franc Svizzer
            
Rap (rp.)
        
    



The Swiss franc is often presented with the symbol CHF, Fr., SFr. It is one of the most traded currencies in the world 



|||The swiss franc was officially recognized as Switzerland's currency in May of 1850. It replaced several currencies issued by the different states of the federal states of Switzerland, known as the cantons of Switzerland. This was done by the Swiss federal government in order to simplify the complex monetary system. The abbreviation "CHF" is derived from the Latin name of the country, "Confoederatio Helvetica".