Swiss Franc in Congolese Franc

CHF Swiss Franc

Country of application:
Liechtenstein, Switzerland

Coin denominations in circulation:
5, 2 and 1 franc, as well as 50, 20, 10 and 5 rappen.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1000, 200, 100, 50, 20 and 10 francs.

History reference:
The Swiss franc is the official currency of Switzerland. The history of the modern Swiss franc dates back to May 7, 1850. Until that day, the country did not have a single monetary system: 25 cantons... and half-cantons, 16 cities, and abbeys issued their own money. There were about 860 types of coins of various values and denominations in circulation. Moreover, most of the money circulation accounted for foreign money in general. The situation was changed by the constitution of 1848, in accordance with which a single national currency was introduced. Due to the flexible exchange rate, the strong development of the Swiss economy and the political stability of the country, the Swiss franc is one of the most stable currencies in the world, in high demand as a reserve. It traditionally refers to the currencies of tax havens or offshore zones, with zero inflation and legally fixed gold and foreign exchange reserves of at least 40%. However, this condition, introduced in the 1920s, was abolished on 1 May 2000 due to amendments to the Swiss Constitution. The high confidence of international investors is the reason for the upward trend in the exchange rate of the franc against most other national currencies.

CDF Congolese Franc

Country of application:
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Coin denominations in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20, 50 centimes.

Denominations of banknotes in circulation:
1, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500, 1000, 2000, 5000, 10000, 20,000 francs.

History reference:
The Congolese franc has been the national currency and money of the Democratic Republic of the Congo since 1911 (from 1967 to 1997 in the country, in connection with the renaming of the country to Za...ire, it was renamed the new Zaire). The old name and country and money returned in 1997. In 1998, the Congolese franc was again declared the monetary unit, replacing the new zaire in the ratio: franc = 100,000 new zaire. The Bank of Zaire is renamed the Central Bank of the Congo. Banknotes of the 1997 sample were put into circulation.