Despite their limited shelf life, Swiss francs are highly coveted, particularly the 1,000 franc note that is one of the highest denomination pieces of money in the world. The value of Swiss notes ...

Still, the franc’s top face value makes it possible to hoard – or transport – large amounts in a small space. A 10-centimetre pile of notes worth CHF1 million weighs one kilogramme and has a ...

Switzerland's new 10 franc note took home the prize, meaning a Swiss note won for a second consecutive year, while a further five notes were classed as runners-up. Take a look at the top notes below.

ZURICH—Demand for Switzerland’s 1,000 franc note ($1,010), one of the largest denomination bills in the world, rose sharply last year after the country’s central bank cut interest rates ...

Then, clutching his remaining franc notes, he sought out the sellers of foreign bonds and securities. The cause of this “buying panic”—which did not assume dangerous proportions—was ...

One day an Amsterdam banker, Mynheer Severin, sent to the Bank of France a 1,000-franc note which he had recognized as counterfeit when his Hungarian housemaid, one Vrouw Kovacs, asked him to ...

ZURICH—One of the world’s most coveted currency notes, the Swiss franc, includes a feature that runs at odds with its reputation as a safe store of value: It has an expiration date—and for ...