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2. Swiss franc - Wikipedia

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   The Swiss franc has historically been considered a safe-haven currency, with a legal requirement that a minimum of 40% be backed by gold reserves. [24] However, this link to gold, which dated from the 1920s, was terminated on 1 May 2000 following a referendum , making the franc fiat money .

3. Vreneli - Wikipedia

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   The 20 franc coin was produced from 1897 to 1949 with a total issue of 58.6 million pieces. It replaced an earlier design of gold coin minted from 1883 to 1896. The 10 franc version was minted from 1911 to 1922 (total issue 2.6 million pieces), and the 100 franc version was minted in 1925 only (total issue 5,000 pieces).

4. List of countries by foreign-exchange reserves - Wikipedia

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   Changes in the value of the Swiss franc against other currencies can impact the dollar value of reserves. The overall health of the Swiss economy, trade balances, and foreign investment levels can influence reserves. Developments in global markets, including changes in commodity prices and geopolitical events, affect reserve management strategies.

5. Reserve currency - Wikipedia

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   The Swiss franc, despite gaining ground among the world's foreign-currency reserves [44] and being often used in denominating foreign loans, [45] cannot be considered as a world reserve currency, since the share of all foreign exchange reserves held in Swiss francs has historically been well below 0.5%.

6. Hard currency - Wikipedia

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   The Swiss franc (CHF) has long been considered a hard currency, and in fact was the last paper currency in the world to terminate its convertibility to gold on 1 May 2000, following a referendum. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] In the summer of 2011, the European sovereign debt crisis led to rapid flows out of the euro and into the Swiss franc by those seeking ...

7. Swiss parliamentary committee backs $5.5 billion aid ... - AOL

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   A Swiss parliamentary committee late on Thursday voted to back a 5 billion Swiss franc ($5.5 billion) aid contribution for Ukraine as part of a broader package aimed at improving neutral ...