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Austrian vignette, valid for 10 days, starting on 4 April 2011. Since 1997, vignettes are required for all vehicles of up to 3.5 tonnes, driving on motorways and expressways (prefixed with letters A and S) under federal administration. Vignettes are overseen by the police and toll-sheriff employees of the federal motorway administration.
The ninth series of the Swiss franc, currently in circulation. As of 2022, the Swiss 1000-franc banknote is the world's 2nd highest value currently-issued banknote, after the Brunei $10,000 bill (worth around 6,900 Swiss francs in 2022), followed by the Singapore $1,000 note (worth around 678 CHF) and the 500 euro note (worth around 490 CHF), was demonetised.
Swiss German (one selection, terms vary in different dialects):; Füfräppler for a 5 centimes coin; Zëhräppler for a 10 centimes coin; Zwänzgräppler for a 20 centimes coin; [1] Stutz [2] or Franke [3] for a 1 franc coin or change in general; Füüfliiber for a 5 francs coin; [4] Rappe and Batze are specifically used for coin below 1 franc, but also figuratively for change in general [5] [6]
Three referendums were held on 12 February: [3] One on the federal decree of 30 September 2016, to allow easier naturalisation of third generation immigrants [4]; One on the federal decree of 30 September 2016, to create a fund for national roads and urban infrastructure [5]
The Valais Republic [3] (French: République du Valais; German: Republik Wallis) or Vallais was a sister republic of France that existed between 1802 and 1810 in the French-speaking part of Switzerland, during the Napoleonic Wars, in territory corresponding to the modern Swiss canton of Valais.
Credit Suisse Group was the second-largest Swiss bank. [93] Based in Zürich and founded in 1856, Credit Suisse offers private banking, investment banking and asset management services. [93] It acquired the First Boston Corporation in 1988 and merged with the Winterthur insurance company in 1997; the latter was sold to AXA in 2006. [94]
There was a currency reform on 26 August 1898. 1 florin (German: gulden) now had the value of a Liechtenstein crown (Liechtenstein krone) and there were 100 hellers in a crown. Under Johann II, silver coins were issued with denominations of 1 crown, 2 crowns and 5 crowns. Coins with denominations of 10 crowns and 20 crowns were minted in gold.
[19] [20] The two also share a common language, German, and are both outside the European Union. Like Switzerland, Liechtenstein maintains a policy of neutrality. However, whilst Switzerland follows a policy of armed neutrality, Liechtenstein does not have an army of its own. [21] Ambassadors to one country are usually accredited to the other.